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Scovell may refer to: * Claire Scovell LaZebnik, an American author * Edith Joy Scovell (1907–1999), a British poet * Eduardo Lefebvre Scovell (1864–1918), a British artist * Florence Scovel Shinn (1871–1940), an artist-turned spiritual teacher * George Scovell (1774–1861), British army officer and code-breaker * Melville Amasa Scovell (1855–1912), American academic * Nell Scovell, a television writer/creator * William Scovell Savory Sir William Scovell Savory, 1st Baronet, (30 November 18264 March 1895) was a British surgeon. Biography He was born in London, the son of William Henry Savory, and his second wife, Mary Webb. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital as a student i ...

Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Claire Scovell LaZebnik is an American novelist/author. She is the wife of American television writer Rob LaZebnik, with whom she has four children. She is also the sister of television writer Nell Scovell and of children's book writer Alice Scovell Coleman. She was raised in Newton, Mass and attended Newton South High School. She graduated from Harvard University in 1985. Her novels include '' Same as It Never Was'', '' Knitting Under the Influence'', and ''The Smart One and the Pretty One''. She has co-written two books on autism with Dr. Lynn Koegel of the Koegel Autism Research Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In the first, '' Overcoming Autism'', she writes at the end of each chapter about her son, who was diagnosed with autism The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) charac ...
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Eduardo Lefebvre Scovell
Eduardo Lefebvre Scovell (1864–1918) was a British artist. He is one of the Volcano School, a group of non-native artists who painted dramatic nocturnal scenes of Hawaii's erupting volcanoes. Following his education at Eton College and the University of Cambridge, Scovell studied art in Paris. He then traveled extensively, including one year in Rome and Florence. Several years were spent in India, China and Japan. He visited Brazil and spent eight years in Hawaii where he specialized in volcano scenes. He was in San Francisco during the earthquake and fire of 1906 and then settled in Los Angeles. Scovell was a resident there until his death on 23 September 1918. Scovell's painting ''Kilauea'' is in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1889, it is the ...
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Florence Scovel Shinn
Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871 in Camden, New Jersey – October 17, 1940) was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years.Gatlin, Linda; Edwards, Rita"Promoting Authentic Learning through a Peaceful and Positive Perspective" in ''Journal of Authentic Learning'', Vol. 4, No. 1 (2007). p2. In New Thought circles, Shinn is best known for her first book, '' The Game of Life and How to Play It'' (1925). She expressed her philosophy as: The invisible forces are ever working for man who is always "pulling the strings" himself, though he does not know it. Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.--''The Game of Life'', Florence Scovel Shinn Early life Florence Scovel was born in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Alden Cortlandt Scovel and Emily Hopkinson Scovel.
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George Scovell
General Sir George Scovell, (21 March 1774 – 17 January 1861) was a member of the quartermaster's staff of the British Army in Iberia during the Peninsular War. Military career Scovell's parents were George Scovell of Cirencester and the daughter of John Fielding. He was commissioned as cornet and adjutant in the 4th Queen's Own Dragoons in 1798. He served as Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General at the 1809 Battle of Corunna. For his service in the Peninsular War, he received the gold cross with one clasp and the silver war medal with eight claps. Scovell is most remembered for the crucial role he played in breaking the codes of the French forces during that war, their '' Grande Chiffre''. A gifted linguist, he was put in charge of a motley crew of various nationalities recruited for their local knowledge and language skills and called the Army Guides. They developed a system for intercepting and deciphering French communiqués. In the spring of 1811, the French be ...
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Melville Amasa Scovell
Melville Amasa Scovell (February 26, 1855 – August 15, 1912) was an American academic from New Jersey. Moving with his family to Champaign, Illinois early in his life, he attended the University of Illinois there, graduating in 1875. He worked at the school for the next seven years, until he was dismissed over a conduct violation. In 1885, he became director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Kentucky. Scovell was named dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment there shortly before his death. Early years Melville Amasa Scovell was born February 26, 1855, in Belvidere, New Jersey. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Jasper County, Illinois. They later moved to Champaign, where his father worked as a principal. Scovell enrolled at the University of Illinois in 1871, studying chemistry. He graduated in 1875 and became an instructor there. From 1876 to 1877, he served as the secretary to university president John Milton G ...
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Nell Scovell
Helen Vivian "Nell" Scovell is an American television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series '' Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', which aired on ABC and The WB from 1996 until 2003 and co-author of the book '' Lean In''. Early life and education Nell Scovell, the middle of five children, grew up in a Jewish family outside of Newton, Massachusetts. Her father, Melvin E. Scovell, is chairman of the board of Scovell & Schwager, a health-care management company in Boston. In high school at Newton South High School, she was the manager of the boys' track team. Scovell attended Harvard University, where she spent her time reporting and editing sports stories for '' The Harvard Crimson''. In her senior year at Harvard, she wrote for the sports desk of the '' Boston Globe''. She graduated ''cum laude'' from Harvard University in 1982. Career After graduation, she moved to New York and was the first staff writer hired by '' Spy'' magazine in 1986 ...
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