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Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf (; ; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.
Woolf was born i ...
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Woolfe,
Wolff
Wolff is a variant of the Wolf surname which is derived from the baptismal names Wolfgang or Wolfram.
List of people surnamed Wolff
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* Albert Wolff (disambiguation), several people
* Alex Wolff, American actor
* Alexander Wolff, American writ ...
, Wolfson and Woolfson (especially for family names).
Wolfson or Volfson is a Jewish surname, and may refer to:
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David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale
David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale (3 November 1935 – 10 March 2021) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and businessman.
Early life
David Wolfson was born on 3 November 1935 in Willesden, London. The son ...
(born 1935), British politician and businessman, nephew of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS and Next
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Elliot R. Wolfson
Elliot R. Wolfson (born November 23, 1956) is a scholar of Jewish studies.
Wolfson earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in philosophy at Queens College of the City University of New York, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Near Eastern and Judaic studies f ...
, professor of Hebrew and
Judaic studies
Jewish studies (or Judaic studies; he, מדעי היהדות, madey ha-yahadut, sciences of Judaism) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (espe ...
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New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
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Elijah Wolfson
Elijah Wolfson is an American writer and editor. He is currently an editorial director at ''Time'' primarily covering health and science. Previously, he was an editor at ''Quartz''. and before that served as senior editor at ''Newsweek'', where h ...
, (born 1985) American writer and editor
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Evan Wolfson
Evan Wolfson (born February 4, 1957) is an attorney and gay rights advocate. He is the founder of Freedom to Marry, a group favoring same-sex marriage in the United States, serving as president until its 2015 victory and subsequent wind-down. Wo ...
, (born 1957), prominent American civil rights attorney and advocate
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Freda L. Wolfson
Freda Linsenbaum Wolfson (born May 20, 1954) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Early life and education
Born in Vineland, New Jersey,Harry Austryn Wolfson Harry Austryn Wolfson (November 2, 1887 – September 19, 1974) was an American scholar, philosopher, and historian at Harvard University, and the first chairman of a Judaic Studies Center in the United States. He is known for his seminal work on t ...
, (1887–1974), professor of literature and philosophy at
Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
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Ilia Volfson (born 1981), Russian politician
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Isaac Wolfson
Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS (; 17 September 1897 – 20 June 1991) was a Scottish businessman and philanthropist. He was managing director of Great Universal Stores (G.U.S. or Gussies) 1932–1947 and chairman 1947–1987. He establishe ...
, (1897–1991), British businessman and philanthropist, former chairman of GUS
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(born 1952), British art collector and bridge player
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Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson
Leonard Gordon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson, FRS (11 November 1927 – 20 May 2010) was a British businessman, the former chairman of GUS, and son of GUS magnate Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet. He is the father of Janet Wolfson de Botton.
He attende ...
, (born 1927), British businessman, son of Isaac Wolfson, former chairman of GUS
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Louis Wolfson
Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 – December 30, 2007) was an American financier, a convicted felon, and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by ''Time'' as such in a 1956 article.[Louis Wolfson
Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 – December 30, 2007) was an American financier, a convicted felon, and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by ''Time'' as such in a 1956 article.][Margaret Wolfson
Margaret Wolfson is an American storyteller and writer, best known for her worldwide performance of epics and myths, as well as her work in verbal branding.
After receiving her master's degree from New York University in 1982, she developed a form ...]
, American storyteller and writer
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Mark Wolfson
Geoffrey Mark Wolfson OBE (7 April 1934 – 14 November 2018), known as Mark Wolfson, was Conservative MP for Sevenoaks from 1979 until he retired in 1997.
Early life
Mark Wolfson was educated at Eton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. H ...
(1934–2018), British politician
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Mitchell Wolfson, Jr.
Mitchell "Micky" Wolfson Jr. (born September 30, 1939) is an American businessman, collector, and the founder of the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, Florida, and Genoa–Nervi, Italy.
Early life and education
He was born in Miami Beach, ...
, (born 1939), businessman and founder of the
Wolfsonian Museum
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University or The Wolfsonian-FIU, located in the heart of the Art Deco District of Miami Beach, Florida, is a museum, library and research center that uses its collection to illustrate the persuasive power of ...
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P. J. Wolfson (1903–1979), American writer, screenwriter, and film producer
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Richard Wolfson (musician)
Richard Wolfson (25 April 1955 – 1 February 2005) was a British musician, performance artist, cameraman and journalist. He is probably best remembered for the concept album ''Kaddish'' which he created with Andy Saunders using the band name To ...
, (1955–2005), Israeli musician and journalist
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Richard Wolfson (physicist)
Richard "Rich" Wolfson (Born 1950) is the Benjamin F. Wissler professor of Physics at Middlebury College since 1976.
He is the author of numerous articles and books.
Wolfson has taught several courses at the Teaching Company.
Bibliography
Prof ...
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Simon Wolfson
Simon Adam Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (born 27 October 1967), is a British businessman and currently chief executive of the clothing retailer Next plc, as well as a Conservative life peer. He is the son of the former Next chairman, ...
, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (born 1967), son of David Wolfson, chairman of clothing retailer Next
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Theresa Wolfson
Theresa Wolfson (1897–1972) was an American labor economist and educator. Wolfson is best remembered as the education director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union during the second half of the 1920s and as a leader of the workers ...
, (1897–1972), labor activist and educator
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Tracy Wolfson
Tracy Wolfson (born March 17, 1975) is an American sportscaster for CBS Sports. She is the lead sideline reporter for the NFL on CBS.
Early life
Wolfson grew up in Congers, New York, and attended Clarkstown High School North, in the New York Ci ...
(born 1975), sports reporter
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Zev Wolfson
Zev Wolfson (September 27, 1928 – August 13, 2012) was a Jewish businessman and philanthropist, who has been remembered as one of the most important figures in American Orthodoxy over the past century.
Background
Born to a Jewish family in Vil ...
(Born 1928) Jewish businessman and philanthropist
Woolfson is another variation of this surname, and may refer to:
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Eric Woolfson
Eric Norman Woolfson (18 March 1945 – 2 December 2009) was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of The Alan Parsons Project. Together with Parsons they sold over 50 million albums worldwide. F ...
(1945–2009), Scottish singer and producer
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Luke de Woolfson
Luke de Woolfson (born 7 March 1976) is a British film and television actor.
Filmography
*2000: ''Urban Gothic'' as Noddy (1 episode in TV series)
*2001: ''Model, Actress, Whatever'' as Matt (TV movie)
*2001: ''Late Night Shopping'' as Sean
*200 ...
(born 1976), English actor
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Michael Woolfson
Michael Mark Woolfson (9 January 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a Great Britain, British physicist and Planetary Science, planetary scientist. His research interests were in the fields of x-ray crystallography, biophysics, colour vision and the ...
(1927–2019), British physicist
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