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Biographies: Anthropologist

AnthropologistPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAdams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and…

Haugesund

(Encyclopedia) Haugesund Haugesund houˈgəs&oobreve;n [key], city, Rogaland co., S Norway, a port on the North Sea…

Post, Wiley

(Encyclopedia) Post, Wiley, 1899–1935, American aviator, b. Grand Plain, Tex. He won fame in 1931 when he and Harold Gatty flew around the northern part of the earth in 8 days 15 hr 51 min. In 1933…

Conwell, Russell Herman

(Encyclopedia) Conwell, Russell Herman, 1843–1925, American Baptist minister and lecturer, b. Worthington, Mass. After practicing law, he was ordained (1879) and went to Philadelphia as a minister.…

2002 Deaths: R - Z

Dee Dee RamoneTony RazzanoDavid RiesmanPolly RileyJean-Paul RiopelleHerb RittsLarry RiversMatt RobinsonFranziska Rochat-MoserReginald RoseWilliam RosenbergTed RossKyle RoteEd RungePaul…

Harold Melvin 1997 Deaths

Harold Melvinmusician Melvin was a founding member and singer of the R&B band the Blue Notes, but he is most famous for discovering Teddy Pendergrass. Pendergrass initially played drums…

Harold Schonberg 2003 Deaths

Harold SchonbergAge: 87 Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic who wrote for the New York Times from 1960 to 1980. Died: Manhattan, July 23, 2003John SchlesingerR - ZTex Schramm

Harold Keith 1998 Deaths

Harold KeithAge: 94 retired sports information director at University of Oklahoma; of congestive heart failureDied: Norman, Okla., Feb. 24, 1998Alfred KazinG - LJunius Kellogg

Harold Robbins 1997 Deaths

Harold RobbinsAge: 81writer Robbins is known for his best-selling, steamy novels that revolved around sex, money and power. The characters in Robbins's novels often resembled famous figures…