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Mira Murati (born 16 December 1988) is an Albanian engineer and business manager who has been serving as chief technology officer of OpenAI since 2018. She briefly served as interim chief executive ...

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Mira Murati (born 16 December 1988) is an Albanian engineer and business manager who has been serving as chief technology officer of OpenAI since 2018. She briefly served as interim chief executive ...

12/8/2023

Annie Proulx MP

"E. Annie Proulx", "E. A. Proulx", "E.A. Proulx"

Annie Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/F...

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12/5/2023
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Annie Proulx MP

"E. Annie Proulx", "E. A. Proulx", "E.A. Proulx"

Annie Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/F...

12/5/2023

Esther E. Wood (1905 - 2002)

Esther Elizabeth Wood (September 2, 1905 – December 1, 2002) was an American historian, educator, writer, and journalist. She taught history and social science at Gorham State Teachers College (now t...

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Esther E. Wood (1905 - 2002)

Esther Elizabeth Wood (September 2, 1905 – December 1, 2002) was an American historian, educator, writer, and journalist. She taught history and social science at Gorham State Teachers College (now t...

11/1/2023

Ninetta May Runnals (1885 - 1980)

Ninetta May "Nettie" Runnals (January 14, 1885 – June 1, 1980) was an American academic and college administrator. She served as Dean of Women at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, her alma mater, f...

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Ninetta May Runnals (1885 - 1980)

Ninetta May "Nettie" Runnals (January 14, 1885 – June 1, 1980) was an American academic and college administrator. She served as Dean of Women at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, her alma mater, f...

11/1/2023

Marston Morse MP (1892 - 1977)

"H. C. Marston Morse"

Calvin Marston Morse (24 March 1892 – 22 June 1977) was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of diff...

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11/28/2022
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Marston Morse MP (1892 - 1977)

"H. C. Marston Morse"

Calvin Marston Morse (24 March 1892 – 22 June 1977) was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of diff...

11/28/2022

Robert Zimmer MP (1947 - 2023)

Robert Jeffrey Zimmer (November 5, 1947 – May 23, 2023) was an American mathematician and academic administrator. From 2006 until 2021, he served as the 13th president of the University of Chicago an...

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Robert Zimmer MP (1947 - 2023)

Robert Jeffrey Zimmer (November 5, 1947 – May 23, 2023) was an American mathematician and academic administrator. From 2006 until 2021, he served as the 13th president of the University of Chicago an...

3/28/2022

Charles Francis Meserve (1850 - 1936)

Francis Meserve, educator and author, was born at Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., the son of Charles, a shoemaker and farmer, and Susan Smith Blanchard Meserve. His forebear, Clement Meserve, a nativ...

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Charles Francis Meserve (1850 - 1936)

Francis Meserve, educator and author, was born at Abington, Plymouth County, Mass., the son of Charles, a shoemaker and farmer, and Susan Smith Blanchard Meserve. His forebear, Clement Meserve, a nativ...

5/25/2020

Kathryn Smith (1918 - 2008)

DURHAM — Kathryn (Carson) Smith, 90, of Durham, died Tuesday, Dec., 30, 2008, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a brief illness. She was born April 7, 1918, in East Brooksville, Maine, the ...

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10/11/2017
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Kathryn Smith (1918 - 2008)

DURHAM — Kathryn (Carson) Smith, 90, of Durham, died Tuesday, Dec., 30, 2008, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover after a brief illness. She was born April 7, 1918, in East Brooksville, Maine, the ...

10/11/2017

Richard Bradford Holmes (1916 - 2007)

, raised, and educated in Whitman, he was a graduate of Thayer Academy and attended Colby College and Babson College. Mr. Holmes served in the Yankee 26th Division of the Army during World War II.He wa...

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Richard Bradford Holmes (1916 - 2007)

, raised, and educated in Whitman, he was a graduate of Thayer Academy and attended Colby College and Babson College. Mr. Holmes served in the Yankee 26th Division of the Army during World War II.He wa...

4/22/2017

Ben Bradlee, Jr. MP

"Ben Bradlee", "Jr."

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Ben Bradlee, Jr. is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into...

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Ben Bradlee, Jr. MP

"Ben Bradlee", "Jr."

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Ben Bradlee, Jr. is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into...

10/10/2016

Isaac Jakob Schoenberg MP (1903 - 1990)

"Isidor", "Iso"

Jacob Schoenberg (April 21, 1903 – February 21, 1990) was a Romanian-American mathematician, known for his discovery of splines.

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Isaac Jakob Schoenberg MP (1903 - 1990)

"Isidor", "Iso"

Jacob Schoenberg (April 21, 1903 – February 21, 1990) was a Romanian-American mathematician, known for his discovery of splines.

8/20/2016

George Dana Boardman (1801 - 1831)

He was a missionary to Burmah who d. at Tavoy age 30 yr. Dana Boardman (February 8, 1801 – February 11, 1831) was an American missionary. He was born in Livermore, Maine, the son of the Rev. Sylvanus B...

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George Dana Boardman (1801 - 1831)

He was a missionary to Burmah who d. at Tavoy age 30 yr. Dana Boardman (February 8, 1801 – February 11, 1831) was an American missionary. He was born in Livermore, Maine, the son of the Rev. Sylvanus B...

8/17/2015

Thomas Badger (1792 - 1868)

Biography Thomas Badger (1792–1868) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th-century. He specialized in portraits.[1][2] He trained with John Ritto Penniman.[3] Portrait subjects included: J...

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Thomas Badger (1792 - 1868)

Biography Thomas Badger (1792–1868) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th-century. He specialized in portraits.[1][2] He trained with John Ritto Penniman.[3] Portrait subjects included: J...

6/14/2015

Elbridge Baker Ross, Jr. (1909 - 1980)

Elbridge Ross attended Colby College where he played both hockey and baseball. After graduating with a B.S. degree from Colby, Ross played amateur hockey before being selected for the 1936 Olympic team...

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Elbridge Baker Ross, Jr. (1909 - 1980)

Elbridge Ross attended Colby College where he played both hockey and baseball. After graduating with a B.S. degree from Colby, Ross played amateur hockey before being selected for the 1936 Olympic team...

5/30/2015

William (Billy) Hall Bush MP

"Billy Bush"

Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13, 1971) is an American radio and television host. He hosts The Billy Bush Show, a nationally syndicated radio show that airs throughout the U.S. through Dial Global. B...

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William (Billy) Hall Bush MP

"Billy Bush"

Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13, 1971) is an American radio and television host. He hosts The Billy Bush Show, a nationally syndicated radio show that airs throughout the U.S. through Dial Global. B...

5/18/2015

Bernard Kilgore (1908 - 1967)

(Barney) Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death from stomach cancer at Novemb...

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Bernard Kilgore (1908 - 1967)

(Barney) Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death from stomach cancer at Novemb...

4/27/2015

Leonard Woods (1807 - 1878)

Woods (November 24, 1807 – December 24, 1878) was the fourth president of Bowdoin College.Life and careerBorn in Newbury, Massachusetts, Woods attended Phillips Andover Academy before graduating from U...

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Leonard Woods (1807 - 1878)

Woods (November 24, 1807 – December 24, 1878) was the fourth president of Bowdoin College.Life and careerBorn in Newbury, Massachusetts, Woods attended Phillips Andover Academy before graduating from U...

4/5/2015

Theophilus C. Abbot (1826 - 1892)

Capen Abbot was born on April 29, 1826, in Vassaboro, Maine, and spent his early life in Augusta, Maine. At the age of fifteen he entered Colby University (later Colby College) at Waterville, Maine. He...

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Theophilus C. Abbot (1826 - 1892)

Capen Abbot was born on April 29, 1826, in Vassaboro, Maine, and spent his early life in Augusta, Maine. At the age of fifteen he entered Colby University (later Colby College) at Waterville, Maine. He...

6/27/2014

Leslie C. Cornish (1854 - 1925)

Colby Cornish (October 8, 1854 - June 24, 1925) was a Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.PersonalCornish was born on October 8, 1854 in Winslow, Maine to Colby Coombs Cornish and Pauline...

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Leslie C. Cornish (1854 - 1925)

Colby Cornish (October 8, 1854 - June 24, 1925) was a Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.PersonalCornish was born on October 8, 1854 in Winslow, Maine to Colby Coombs Cornish and Pauline...

6/11/2014

Angier Louis Goodwin (1881 - 1975)

Louis Goodwin (January 30, 1881 – June 20, 1975) was a Representative from Massachusetts.He graduated from Colby College in 1902, and attended Harvard Law School three years later. He was admitted to t...

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Angier Louis Goodwin (1881 - 1975)

Louis Goodwin (January 30, 1881 – June 20, 1975) was a Representative from Massachusetts.He graduated from Colby College in 1902, and attended Harvard Law School three years later. He was admitted to t...

6/11/2014