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Places

;United States * Prosser, California, a former settlement *
Prosser Creek Prosser Creek is a perennial stream in Nevada County, California, formed from the North Fork Prosser Creek and South Fork Prosser Creek, then flowing into Prosser Creek Reservoir, and then to the Truckee River The Truckee River is a river in ...
, California *
Prosser, Nebraska Prosser is a village in Adams County, Nebraska, Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska, Hastings micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistic ...
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Prosser, Washington Prosser () is a city in and the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States. Situated along the Yakima River, it had a population of 5,714 at the 2010 census. History Prosser was long home to Native Americans who lived and fished a ...
, a city ;Australia *
Electoral division of Prosser The electoral division of Prosser is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, it includes the south-east coast of Tasmania, the Sorell township and the Tasman Peninsula. Prosser is named after the Prosser River, w ...
, Tasmania *
Prosser Bay Prosser may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;United States * Prosser, California, a former settlement * Prosser Creek, California * Prosser, Nebraska, a village * Prosser, Washington, a city ;Australia * Electoral division of Prosser, Tasmania * Pros ...
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Prosser River Prosser may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;United States * Prosser, California, a former settlement * Prosser Creek, California * Prosser, Nebraska, a village * Prosser, Washington, a city ;Australia * Electoral division of Prosser, Tasmania * Prosse ...
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High schools

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Prosser Career Academy Charles A. Prosser Career Academy (formerly known as Charles A. Prosser Vocational High School) is a public 4–year vocational high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Pro ...
, a vocational high school in Chicago, Illinois *
Charles Allen Prosser School of Technology Charles Allen Prosser School of Technology (Prosser) is a vocational school in New Albany, Indiana. The school was named in honor of New Albany native Charles Allen Prosser, the "Father of Vocational Education" in the United States. Courses Pross ...
, a vocational high school in New Albany, Indiana *
Prosser High School Prosser High School is a school in Prosser, Washington. It is the main high school in the Prosser School District, though there is also an alternative Prosser Falls Education Center. The school has around 920 students attending in grades 9 throu ...
, Prosser, Washington


People

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Prosser (surname) Prosser is an English-language surname, derived from a Welsh-language patronym. Origin The English-language surname ''Prosser'' is considered to be a Welsh surname. The name originated as an Anglicisation of the Welsh-language ''ap Rhosier'', or ...
, a surname and a list of people so named *
Prosser Gifford Prosser Gifford was a historian, author, and academic administrator. He held various positions at notable academic institutions including the position of first Dean of Faculty at Amherst College. He is probably best known for his work as Director ...
(1929–2020), American historian, author and academic administrator


Fictional characters

* Brian Prosser, a supporting character in the BBC TV series ''
Hinterland Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar). Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his ''Handbook of Commercial Geography'' (1888). Originally the term was associated ...
'' * Maxwell Prosser, the main character of the indie video game ''
Ironclad Tactics ''Ironclad Tactics'' is a strategy-based video game created by independent developer Zachtronics. The game takes place in an alternate history at the onset of the American Civil War where robot-like "ironclad" machines are used alongside human ...
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Oofy Prosser The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters featured in the books and stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some char ...
, a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse stories * Sydney Prosser, in the 2013 film ''
American Hustle ''American Hustle'' is a 2013 American historical black comedy crime film directed by David O. Russell. It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It stars Christia ...
'', played by Amy Adams


Other uses

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Prosser Twin Cylinder Car Company The Prosser Twin Cylinder Car Company was established in the late 1870s at 129 LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, to manufacture the unique Prosser Twin Cylinder Freight Car. While the concept worked well, the railroad industry would in turn reje ...
, a 19th-century American railroad freight car manufacturer


See also

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Prosser Limestone The Prosser Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Illinois This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigr ...
, a geologic formation in Illinois, United States *
Rosser (disambiguation) Rosser may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Rosser (surname) * Rosser Evans (1867–?), Welsh rugby union player * Rosser Reeves (1910–1984), American advertising executive and pioneer of television advertising Places * Rural Municipality of Rosse ...
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