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Runkle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Benjamin Piatt Runkle, (1836–1916), founder of Sigma Chi fraternity, colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War * Bertha Runkle (1879–1958), American novelist and playwright; daughter of Lucia *John Daniel Runkle (1822–1902), US educator and mathematician * Lucia Runkle (1844–1922), American editorial writer; mother to Bertha *Nathan Runkle (born 1984), American animal rights advocate *Theadora Van Runkle Theadora Van Runkle (born Dorothy Schweppe;Theadora ...

Benjamin Piatt Runkle
Benjamin Piatt Runkle (September 3, 1836 – June 28, 1916) was one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi fraternity and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Superintendent of Freedmen's Affairs in Kentucky, and was plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Runkle v. United States. Runkle was also an Episcopal rector and twice served as trustee of Miami University. Early life Runkle was born in West Liberty, Ohio to Ralph Edwin Runkle and Hannah Isabella Piatt. He attended Geneva College and, later, Miami University, from which he graduated in July 1857. It was while attending Miami University that Runkle became one of the founders of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In Sigma Chi he is remembered most for his pugnaciousness; he threw his Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) badge on the table in disgust in the pivotal meeting between the founders of Sigma Chi and Whitelaw Reid. He stood up to Reid and said, "I didn't join this fraternity to be any one's tool. An ...
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Bertha Runkle
Bertha Runkle (1879–1958) was an American novelist and playwright born in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. From a literary family, she wrote five novels. Her first and best known, ''The Helmet of Navarre'', was made into a Broadway play. Early years Her father, Cornelius A. Runkle (1833–1888), died when Runkle was nine, and she and her mother Lucia Runkle moved to New York City. Her father had been a respected New York lawyer who had served as legal counsel for the ''New York Tribune'' and her mother had worked as an editorial writer. Lucia Runkle came upon a poem by her daughter and was anxious to have it judged on its merits by the editor-in-chief. With no clue to the authorship, he was delighted with its strength, its unusual form, and the splendid swing of the lines. The poem was at once ordered into "The World's Best Literature," and Edmund Clarence Stedman afterward included it in his ''American Anthology.'' As a result, Runkle was sent to M ...
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John Daniel Runkle
John Daniel Runkle (October 11, 1822 – July 8, 1902) was a U.S. educator and mathematician. He served as acting president of MIT from 1868–70 and president between 1870 and 1878. Biography Professor Runkle was born at Root, New York State. He worked on his father's farm until he was of age, and then studied and taught until he entered the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University, where he graduated in 1851. His ability as a mathematician led in 1849 to his appointment as assistant in the preparation of the ''American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac'', in which he continued to engage until 1884. He was professor of mathematics in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1865 until his retirement in 1902. Runkle become aware of the work of Victor Della-Vos's work in Russia at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876, he was impressed by the combination of theoretical and practical learning. Manual training was introduced into the institute curriculum largely a ...
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Lucia Runkle
Lucia Isabella Runkle (née Gilbert; August 20, 1844 – 1922), was an editorial writer and contributor to the ''New York Tribune'' and '' Harper's''. She was one of the first women editorialists at a major American newspaper. Biography Runkle was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts and educated in Fall River and Worcester, Massachusetts. She moved to New York City and for many years she was an editorial writer and contributor to the ''New-York Tribune'', in which she published a series of articles on cooking, treated from an artistic standpoint. She also wrote frequently for other journals and for magazines including the '' Christian Union'', later '' The Outlook.'' For ten years, Runkle was the literary adviser of Harper & Brothers, her work including French and German manuscripts and books, as well as English. In 1893, she undertook, with Charles Dudley Warner and others, the enormous labor which is represented in the thirty volumes of '' Library of the World's Best Litera ...
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Nathan Runkle
Milo Runkle (born April 13, 1984 as Nathan) is a founding partner oJoyful Ventures He is the co-founder of The Good Food Institute and founder and former president of Mercy For Animals. Career Milo Runkle is a founding partner oJoyful Ventures€”a social-impact venture capital fund investing in the future of animal-free, sustainable proteins. He is one of the most accomplished and well-known figures in the movement to replace animals in our food system. He founded Mercy For Animals, raising over $130 million to help expand farm animal protection work across the globe. In 2015, Milo helped launch New Crop Capital, a $40 million venture fund that invested in the most impactful alternative protein companies. New Crop Capital was an early investor in Beyond Meat, Miyoko’s, UPSIDE Foods, BluNalu, Good Catch, and over 40 other companies in the space. Milo co-founded The Good Food Institute—an international nonprofit making animal-free foods the mainstream choice. The Good Food In ...
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Theadora Van Runkle
Theadora Van Runkle (born Dorothy Schweppe;Theadora Van Runkle obituary
''The Guardian'', 2011-11-11. March 27, 1928 in , – November 4, 2011 in , ) was an American