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Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt (1784–1857), who published under the name E. W. Wirt, was a 19th-century American author whose ''Flora's Dictionary'' was the first book to broadly popularize the concept of a language of flowers for American rea ...
(1784-1857), American author *
John S. Wirt John Sluyter Wirt (November 16, 1851 – May 17, 1904) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Maryland Senate from 1890 to 1894 and the Maryland House of Delegates in 1898. Early life John Sluyter Wirt was born on ...
(1851–1904), American politician and lawyer *
Václav Wirt Czechoslovakia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games, after the republic was founded in 1918. Previously, Bohemia had competed at the Olympic Game ...
(1893-1962), Czech gymnast *
Wigand Wirt Wigand Wirt (1460June 30, 1519) born at Frankfurt, was a German theologian best known for his polemic writings attacking the Catholic doctrine of the immaculate Conception. In 1506, the Archbishop of Mainz forbade the reading of certain of Wirt's w ...
(1460-1519), German theologian *
William Wirt (Attorney General) William Wirt (November 8, 1772 – February 18, 1834) was an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest serving Attorney General in U.S. hist ...
(1772-1834), American author and statesman *
William Wirt (educator) William Albert Wirt (1874–1938) was a superintendent of schools in Gary, Indiana. Wirt developed the Gary Plan for the more efficient use of school facilities, a reform of the Progressive Movement that was widely adopted in other cities. A ...
(1874-1938), American educator


Wirt as given name

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Wirt Sikes William Wirt Sikes (November 23, 1836 – August 18, 1883) was an American journalist and writer, perhaps best known today for his writings on Welsh folklore and customs. Early life William Wirt Sikes was born in Watertown, New York, the son of W ...
(1836-1883), American journalist and writer *
Wirt Williams Wirt Williams (August 21, 1921 – June 29, 1986) was an American novelist, journalist, and professor of English. Early life and education Born on August 21, 1921 on the campus of the Goodman, Mississippi-based agricultural school headed b ...
(1921-1986), American journalist, writer, and educator *
Wirt Yerger Wirt may refer to: People Wirt as surname * Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt (1784-1857), American author * John S. Wirt (1851–1904), American politician and lawyer * Václav Wirt (1893-1962), Czech gymnast * Wigand Wirt (1460-1519), German ...
(b. 1930), American businessman and politician * Wirt, a character from the '' Diablo'' video game * Wirt, the main character from ''
Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variet ...
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Wirt, Indiana Wirt is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, in the United States. A post office was established at Wirt in 1834. The community was named for William Wirt, a pioneer. References

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Wirt, New York Wirt is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2020 census. The town is in the southwest part of the county and east of Olean. History The area that would become the town was first settled ''circa ...
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Wirt, Minnesota Wirt is an unincorporated community in Wirt Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Chippewa National Forest. The community is located 16 miles northwest of Talmoon at the junction of Itasca County Roads 29 and 31. ...
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Wirt Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Wirt Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 census. Wirt Township was named for William Wirt, ninth United States Attorney General. Geography According to the United States Census Bu ...
* Wirt County, West Virginia


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2044 Wirt 2044 Wirt, provisional designation , is a binary Phocaea asteroid and Mars-crosser, approximately 6.7 kilometers in diameter. The minor-planet moon has an estimated diameter of 1.89 kilometer. The asteroid was discovered on 8 November 1950, by A ...
, an asteroid * WIRT-DT, a U.S. television station


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