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Fred Kaplan (other)
Fred Kaplan may refer to: *Fred Kaplan (biographer) (born 1937), American biographer *Fred Kaplan (bridge) American bridge player * Fred Kaplan (journalist) (born 1954), American journalist who specializes in international affairs and jazz music See also *Frederick Kaplan Frederick S. Kaplan is an American medical doctor specializing in research of musculoskeletal disorders such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). Education Frederick Kaplan received a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in ..., American physician and medical researcher * Fred H. Caplan (1914–2004), West Virginia Supreme Court Justice {{Hndis, Kaplan, Fred ...
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Fred Kaplan (biographer)
Fred Kaplan (born 1937) is distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Biography He was born in 1937 in The Bronx, New York, and attended Lafayette High School and Brooklyn College. Books He is the author of several biographies. His book ''Thomas Carlyle'' was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".Pulitzer Prize. * * ''John Quincy Adams: American Visionary'', HarperCollins, 2014, * * * ''Gore Vidal: A Biography'' Doubleday, 1999, ; Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012, * ; Taylor & Francis US, 1999, * ''Dickens: A ...
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Fred Kaplan (bridge)
Fred D. Kaplan is an American bridge player. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (4) ** Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1938 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1936, 1943 ** Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1936 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships (3) ** Spingold (1) 1937 ** Spingold (1) 1938 ** Wernher Open Pairs The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Typically starting on the Tuesday of the NABC, the Wernher Open Pairs is a four session ma ... (1) 1943 Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaplan, Fred American contract bridge players ...
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Fred Kaplan (journalist)
Fred M. Kaplan (born July 4, 1954) is an American author and journalist. His weekly "War Stories" column for ''Slate'' magazine covers international relations and U.S. foreign policy. Biography Kaplan was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Julius E. and Ruth (Gottfried) Kaplan.''Contemporary Authors'', p. 242. He received a bachelor's degree (1976) from Oberlin College and a Master of Science (1978) and Ph.D. (1983) in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1978 to 1980, he was a foreign and defense policy adviser to U.S. Congressman Les Aspin ( D, Wisconsin). Before writing for ''Slate'', Kaplan was a correspondent at the ''Boston Globe'', reporting from Washington, D.C.; Moscow; and New York City. In 1982, he contributed to "War and Peace in the Nuclear Age," a Sunday ''Boston Globe Magazine'' special report on the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race that received the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1983. He has also written for other publication ...
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Frederick Kaplan
Frederick S. Kaplan is an American medical doctor specializing in research of musculoskeletal disorders such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). Education Frederick Kaplan received a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1972. He also obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1976. FOP research In the mid 1980s, Kaplan met David Romanoff, the medical director of the Inglis House—a residential care facility for adults with disabilities. Two residents of the facility were diagnosed with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a very rare medical condition in which the soft tissue of the body ossifies, or turns to bone, over time. Romanoff was "grappling" with caring for the patients, and asked Kaplan if he would like to meet them, which he did. This was his first encounter with the disease beyond reading about it. In 1988, Kaplan met immunologist and geneticist Michael Zasloff; Zasloff introduced him to a p ...
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