|
John Wirth (historian)
John Davis Wirth (1936 – June 20, 2002) was an American historian and academic who was the Gildred Professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University. A specialist in economic history, he studied developmentalism, international trade, and the creation of the steel and petroleum industries. A deepening interest in environmentalism led to his appointment in 1994 by President Bill Clinton as one of the five members of the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Early life and education Wirth was born in Dawson, New Mexico. He attended high school in Denver before graduating from The Putney School in Vermont. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1958 and a doctorate in Latin American history in 1967 from Stanford University. His dissertation was titled "Brazilian Economic Nationalism: Trade and Steel Under Vargas." His first book, ''The Politics of Brazilian Development, 1930–1954'', won the Bolto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Wirth
Timothy Endicott "Tim" Wirth (born September 22, 1939) is an American politician from Colorado who served as a Democrat in both the United States Senate (1987-1993) and the United States House of Representatives (1975–1987). He also served in several appointed roles in government, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education during the Nixon Administration and Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the U.S. State Department during the Clinton Administration. From 1998 to 2013, he served as the president of the United Nations Foundation, and currently sits on the Foundation's board. Early life and education Wirth is a graduate of Graland Country Day School (1954) in Denver, and Phillips Exeter Academy. He received his B.A. and graduate degree from Harvard University and was awarded a PhD from Stanford University in 1973. He served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. Wirth served as a vice president of Great Western Cities Company, part of Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Non-fiction Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Earle
Robert Earle (January 5, 1926 – June 5, 2019) was a host of '' G.E. College Bowl,'' an American game show that was broadcast first by CBS, later by NBC. Earle was the second host of the show, succeeding Allen Ludden, who left the show in 1962 to host ''Password.'' Earle hosted ''College Bowl'' during the first NBC run, from 1962 to 1970. Biography Earle married his wife, Marion Hanna Earle, in 1948 and remained married up until his death in 2019. Marion died one year later of congestive heart failure in 2020, at age 96. Veteran broadcaster (and Ithaca College media professor) Robert Earle had the same coloring and well-spoken manner as Allen Ludden. Columnist Bob Stahl wrote in ''TV Guide'' (Jan. 25, 1964), "When Earle first took over the show... a number of viewers noted his physical resemblance to Ludden. Both are fairly short, have sandy hair, wear horn-rimmed glasses, and sound almost alike." According to Ludden's wife Betty White (from her memoir ''Here We Go Again''), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edson De Oliveira Nunes
Edson may refer to: Places Canada * Edson, Alberta United States * Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town * Edson, Wisconsin, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People Given name * Édson, a Brazilian given name, often written as Edson * Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Edson Álvarez (born 1997), Mexican footballer * Edson Braafheid (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Edson Buddle (born 1981), American soccer player * Edson Minga (born 1979), Congolese born Hong Kong footballer * Edson B. Olds (1802–1869), American politician * Edson A. Putnam (1832-1917), American politician * Edson Warner (born 1930), Canadian sports figure * Edson White (1849–1928), American Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kiy
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
