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Gerald Weaver
Gerald Willard Weaver II (born June 15, 1958) is an American author and former lawyer and lobbyist. He was the youngest chief of staff in Congress in 1983, aged 26. His novel, ''Gospel Prism'', came to light when the American-born British journalist, Marie Colvin died whilst covering the Siege of Homs in Syria, February 22, 2012. Her backpack, when recovered, was found to contain basic supplies: a change of clothes, two satellite phones and Weaver's manuscript. Early years Weaver was born in Western Pennsylvania in 1958, where he grew up with three sisters. His father was a lawyer and his mother worked until he was five before she became a homemaker. He spoke the Sicilian language with his grandmother who was also his nanny until he was five. Weaver went on to attend Yale University and the Columbus School of Law. Education and career Weaver has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, where he studied Fiction Writing under Gordon Lish, who was the fiction editor at ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |