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Al Purdy 2000 Deaths

Al PurdyAge: 81 Canadian poet who was considered the country's unofficial “poet laureate.” His poems, which often drew on nationalist themes, include “Transients” and “Wilderness Gothic.”…

Purdy, James Otis

(Encyclopedia) Purdy, James Otis, 1914–2009, American writer, b. near Hicksville, Ohio; studied Bowling Green State College (B.A., 1935), Univ. of Chicago (M.A., 1937), Univ. of Pueblo, Mexico.…

W. V. Quine 2000 Deaths

W. V. QuineAge: 92 Harvard philosopher who is considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Quine was best known for his studies on language and mathematical logic. His theory…

Tito Puente 2000 Deaths

Tito PuenteAge: 77 Grammy Award–winning mambo king and larger-than-life percussionist who is widely considered the founding father of Latin jazz. He made 119 albums in his six-decade career,…

Steptoe, Patrick Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Steptoe, Patrick Christopher, 1913–88, British surgeon, M.D. St. George Hospital Medical School, Univ. of London, 1939. Steptoe worked at Oldham General Hospital from 1951 to 1980,…

2000 Deaths: M - Q

Jean MacArthurCharles MacGillivaryJeff MacNellyConrad McRaeMeredith MacRaePercy McRaeConrad Marca-RelliNancy MarchandAlice Sheets MarriottDon MartinHelen MartinWalter MatthauStanley…

Smith Meade PURDY, Congress, NY (1796-1870)

PURDY Smith Meade , a Representative from New York; born in North Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., July 31, 1796; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Edwards, Sir Robert Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) Edwards, Sir Robert Geoffrey, 1925–2013, British physiologist, Ph.D. Edinburgh Univ., 1955. In 1963 he became a research fellow at Cambridge. He was associated with the university…

Anthropocene

(Encyclopedia) Anthropocene Epoch, an unofficial term used by scientists to describe a period of time—up to the present—in which humanity has impacted the planet on a global scale. The…