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Rathvon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Henry Rathvon Henry Rathvon is a puzzle writer. He and his partner, Emily Cox, wrote The Atlantic Puzzler, a cryptic crossword featured each month in the magazine ''The Atlantic Monthly'' from September 1977 to October 2009. (After March 2006, the Puzzler was ..., puzzle writer * Simon Snyder Rathvon (1812–1891), American entomologist * William R. Rathvon (1854–1939), businessman and author of an audio recording with his impressions of the Gettysburg Address {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Rathvon
Henry Rathvon is a puzzle writer. He and his partner, Emily Cox, wrote The Atlantic Puzzler, a cryptic crossword featured each month in the magazine ''The Atlantic Monthly'' from September 1977 to October 2009. (After March 2006, the Puzzler was published solely online at The Atlantic's website.) They also create acrostic puzzles for the ''New York Times'', cryptic crosswords for Canada's ''National Post'', puzzles for the US Airways in-flight magazine, and (with Henry Hook) Sunday crosswords for the ''Boston Globe''. In 2005, Rathvon's play '' Trapezium'', a comedy in iambic pentameter, was produced by the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ... Festival. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rathvon, Henry Puzzle designers The Atlantic (magazine) people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Snyder Rathvon
Simon Snyder Rathvon (1812–1891) was an American entomologist. He specialized in economic and agricultural entomology. Rathvon was from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and studied under naturalist Samuel S. Haldeman. He went on to become Professor of Entomology at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, editor of the agricultural periodical ''Lancaster Farmer'', and contributed to reports published by the United States Department of Agriculture. Biography Rathvon was born on April 24, 1812, in Marietta, Pennsylvania. He apprenticed for a tailor in his teenage years, and by 1832, he opened his own shop in Marietta. He continued the trade for the rest of his career. Although he had an interest in farming, he did not consider himself to have the right build for the work. In 1832, Rathvon joined the Marietta Thespian Society. Here he met Samuel S. Haldeman, who kindled Rathvon's interest in natural history. By 1842, entomology had become his primary focus. He published perhaps hundreds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
