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Crane, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Crane, Walter, 1845–1915, English designer, illustrator, and painter. As a painter he is grouped with the later Pre-Raphaelites, but he is better known for his illustrations of the…Friedlaender, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Friedlaender, WalterFriedlaender, Walterfrēdˈlĕndər [key], 1873–1966, American art historian, b. Germany. Friedlaender pursued a distinguished academic career in Germany until 1934 and…De Maria, Walter Joseph
(Encyclopedia) De Maria, Walter Joseph, 1935–2013, American sculptor, b. Albany, Calif. From the late 1950s into the 60s De Maria partcipated in “Happenings,” created Dada-influenced minimalist…Whitman Knapp 2004 Deaths
Whitman KnappAge: 95 federal judge who led New York City's two-year police corruption investigation that began in 1970. The film Serpico was based on the scandal and the ensuing inquiry by…Kopit, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021, American playwright, b. New York, New York, as Arthur Lee Koenig, Harvard Univ. (BS, 1959). Kopit’s parents…Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2004 Deaths
Elisabeth Kübler-RossAge: 78 pioneering psychiatrist whose research helped terminally ill patients come to terms with death. Her 1969 bestseller, On Death and Dying, encouraged public…Lockhart, John Gibson
(Encyclopedia) Lockhart, John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish editor, lawyer, literary critic, and biographer; son-in-law and biographer of Sir Walter Scott. A major contributor to Blackwood's Magazine,…Citrine, Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Citrine, Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st BaronCitrine, Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baronsĭtrēnˈ [key], 1887–1983, English trade union leader. An electrician, he became district secretary…Butler, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Walter, 1752?–1781, Loyalist officer in the American Revolution, b. New York State; son of John Butler. He was an officer in his father's Loyalist troop, Butler's Rangers. He…Cecil, Lord David
(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Lord DavidCecil, Lord Davidsĭsˈəl, sĕs– [key] (Lord Edward Christian David Gascoyne Cecil), 1902–86, English biographer. He was professor of English literature at Oxford (1948–…Trending
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