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Alfred Landé Alfred Landé (13 December, 1888–30 October 1976) was a German-American physicist known for his contributions to quantum theory. He is responsible for the Landé g-factor and an explanation of the Zeeman Effect.
Alfred Lawson Alfred William Lawson (1869-1954) was a professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals. In 1904, he also wrote a novel, Born Again, clearly inspired by the popular Utopian fantasy Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, an early harbinger of the metaphysical turn his career would take.
Alfred Lebbeus Loomis Alfred Lebbeus Loomis (1831-95) was an American physician, born at Bennington, Vt. He graduated from Union College in 1851, studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and graduated in 1852.
Alfred Lee Loomis Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887-August 11, 1975) was an American lawyer, investment banker, physicist, philanthropist, and patron of scientific research. He established the Loomis Laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, and his role in the development of radar is considered instrumental in the Allied victory in World War II.
Alfred M. Wilson Alfred Mac Wilson (1948-1969) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in March 1969. While returning from a reconnaissance mission, Wilson's platoon was ambushed, and their machine gunner and assistant were wounded.
Alfred Mahlau Alfred Mahlau (January 21, 1894 - January 22, 1967) German painter, illustrator and teacher, born in Berlin and died in Hamburg. He was best known for his graphical work and illustrations, and for the large stained glass window, Dance of Death,in the LĂĽbeck Marienkirche (St.
Alfred Machin Alfred Machin (born April 20, 1877 in Westhove, died June 16, 1929 in Nice, France) was one of the rare French film directors whose films expressed progressivist tendencies before World War I. Ironically it turns out during this war his films of the current events were of cinematographic service to the French Army.
Alfred Malone Alfred Malone ("Big Pooh") (born in Frisco City, Alabama) is a professional American Football player. He went to Frisco City High School, Frisco City, Alabama and played on the Frisco city's Football team as a (WHIPPET).
Alfred Marcy Alfred Russell Marcy (1900-1977) was a highly decorated American Army Colonel who was the Chief of the Radio Division and Deputy Signal Officer of the Central Pacific command during WWII. During the Korean war he was specifically selected to become signal officer by General Almond of the US Army X Corps for the Ichon landings and operations in North Korea.
Alfred Marie-Jeanne Alfred Marie-Jeanne (born November 15, 1936) is a French politician in Martinique, recognized as the primary leader in the Martinican Independence Movement (MIM) since 1978. He served as mayor of the commune of Rivière-Pilote from 1971 to 2000 and became President of the Regional Council of Martinique on March 20, 1998.
Alfred Marshall Alfred Marshall (July 26 1842–July 13 1924), born in Bermondsey, London, England, became one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principles of Economics (1890), brings the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole.
Alfred Matthew Hubbard Alfred Matthew Hubbard (1901–August 31, 1982) became a 'freelance' apostle for the drug LSD in the early 1950s. The controversial "Captain" Al Hubbard is considered to be as important to the history of LSD as Aldous Huxley or Dr.
Alfred Maurice Toye Alfred Maurice Toye (VC, MC)(15 April 1897-6 September 1955) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Meyer Dr. Alfred Meyer (October 5, 1891 - April 11, 1945) was a Nazi official, achieving the rank of Staatssekretär and Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichministerium für die Besetzten Ostgebiete or Ostministerium).
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (March 23, 1854–May 13, 1925) was a controversial German-born British statesman and colonial administrator. He was noted for Milner's Kindergarten, a group of young men he mentored and who in some cases became important figures in running the British Empire and for his key influence on South African history, through the ruthless pursuit of British hegemony.
Alfred Moisiu (born December 1, 1929, in Shkoder) has been President of Albania since July 24, 2002. His father was Spiro Moisiu, an ex-fascist officer who led the Tomori Division of the Italian Army in the invasion of Greece.
Alfred Mombert Alfred Mombert (1872-1942) was a German poet, born in Karlsruhe, and educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Leipzig, Munich, and Berlin. He practiced law for six years and then devoted himself to his literary work.
Alfred Moore Gatlin Alfred Moore Gatlin (1790 - 1841) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, North Carolina, April 20, 1790; pursued classical studies at New Bern, North Carolina; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1808; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Nineteenth Congress in 1824; died on February 23, 1841, in Tallahassee, Florida; interment in St. John’s Episcopal Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
Alfred Morel-Fatio Alfred Paul Victor Morel-Fatio (1850–1924) was the leading French Hispanist of his time, born at Strasbourg and educated at Ecole des Chartes, Paris. From 1875 to 1880 he was attaché of the department of manuscripts of the Bibliothèque Nationale, during which period he prepared his excellent Catalogue des manuscrits espagnole et portugais de la Bibliothèque Nationale.
Alfred Mouton Jean Jacques Alfred Alexandre Mouton ("Alfred") (February 10, 1829 – April 8, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was killed at the Battle of Mansfield.
Alfred Munnings Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund, he earned several prestigious post-World War commissions that made him wealthy.
Alfred Musema Alfred Musema (22 August, 1949- ) is a Rwandan businessperson. On 27 January, 2000, he was found guilty of three counts of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in the Rwandan genocide, where he committed acts of rape and murder.
Alfred Mynn Alfred Mynn (19 January 1807-1 November 1861) was a famous English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both an attacking right-handed batsman and a formidable right arm fast bowler.
Alfred Naqqache Alfred Georges Naqqache (1887-1978) was a Lebanese statesman, prime minister and head of state during the French Mandate of Lebanon. He was serving as Prime Minister when he was appointed President by the French authorities after the resignation of Emile Edde.
Alfred Neumann (East Germany) Alfred "Ali" Neumann (born 15 December 1909 in Berlin-Schöneberg; died 8 January 2001) was a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, and for a short time, he was East German Minister of Materials Management.
Alfred Newman Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970), whose birth year is commonly mistaken for 1901, was a major American composer of music for films. He received 45 Academy Award nominations (a record in the music categories, now shared with John Williams), winning 9 times; in 1940 he was nominated for 4 different films.
Alfred Niezychowski Alfred Niezychowski (1888-1964) was a Polish noble (szlachta), a German Count, Lieutenant Commander of a commerce raider ship during World War I, an author and lecturer, and a Michigan political candidate for public office.
Alfred Nobel (October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden—December 10, 1896, Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite. He owned Bofors, a major armaments manufacturer, which he had redirected from its previous role as an iron and steel mill.
Alfred Noble Prize The Alfred Noble Prize is an award presented by the combined engineering societies of the United States, given each year to a person not over thirty-five for a paper published in one of the journals of the participating societies.
Alfred North Whitehead Alfred North Whitehead, OM (February 15 1861 Ramsgate, Kent, England – December 30 1947 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) was an English-born mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education.
Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes (September 16, 1880 – June 28, 1958)According to some sources, he died on June 25, but others, including Encyclopedia Britannica] give the date as June 28 was an [[England|English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ.
Alfred of Malmesbury Alfred or Aelfric (died 999), abbot of Malmesbury, England, and afterwards (in 990) bishop of Crediton, was a writer of some celebrity in the tenth century. He composed a book, titled De Naturis Rerum, and is said to have written a history of his abbey.
Alfred of Sareshel Alfred of Sarashel, also known as Alfred the Philosopher, Alfred the Englishman or Alfredus Anglicus, was born some time in the 12th century and died in the 13th century. Nothing more is known than that he lived and worked in Spain.
Alfred Oliver Pollard Alfred Oliver Pollard (VC, MC & Bar, DCM) (4 May 1893-5 December 1960) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Ollivant (writer) Alfred Ollivant (1874 – 1927) was an English novelist best known for his children's classic Bob, Son of Battle. Ollivant also wrote about a dozen other novels ranging from small-scale cautionary tales to grand historical epics.
Alfred P. Swineford Alfred Peter Swineford (September 14, 1836–October 26, 1909) was an American Democratic politician who was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1871 and Governor of the District of Alaska from 1885 to 1889. He was born in Ashland, Ohio and died at Juneau, Alaska.
Alfred Pampalon Alfred Pampalon, (24 November 1867 – 30 September 1896), was born in the city of Levis, in the region of Quebec and died at 28 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Que. He was a Redemptorist priest and was known for having a deep faith in god and a deep love of Mary.
Alfred Poland Sir Alfred Poland (1822 - August 21, 1872) was a 19th century British surgeon. He is now best known for the first account of Poland's syndrome, a congenital deformity now described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the hand on the same side (ipsilateral hand).
Alfred Powell Morgan Alfred Powell Morgan (1889 – 1972), of Upper Montclair, New Jersey was an electrical engineer, an inventor with patents on radio and mechanical devices and an author of technical and children's books. He had three sons, which is why the books were originally written for boys.
Alfred Pupunu Alfred Sione Pupunu (born October 16, 1969 in Tonga) was a tight end who played 9 seasons in the National Football League from 1992 to 2000. His parents wanted a girl when he was born because they had always dreamt of calling their first daughter, Allison.
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown (January 17 1881–October 24 1955) was a British social anthropologist who developed the theory of Structural Functionalism, a framework that describes basic concepts relating to the social structure of primitive civilizations.
Alfred Redl Alfred Redl (March 14 1864 – June 25 1913) was an Austrian officer who rose to head the counter-intelligence efforts of Austria-Hungary. His term in office was marked by innovation, and he used very high technology for the time to ensnare foreign intelligence agents.
Alfred Reed Alfred Reed (January 25, 1921 – September 17, 2005) was one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. He also travelled extensively as a guest conductor, performing in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Alfred Rehder Alfred Rehder was a horticulturist and taxonomist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Rehder was a newspaper writer from Germany who was originally hired as a laborer at the Arnold Arboretum.
Alfred Ritter von Arneth Alfred Ritter von Arneth (July 10, 1819 - July 30, 1897), Austrian historian, born at Vienna, was the son of Joseph Calasanza von Arneth (1791-1863), a well-known historian and archaeologist, who wrote a history of the Austrian Empire (Vienna, 1827) and several works on numismatics.
Alfred Robert Wilkinson Alfred Robert Wilkinson (5 December 1896-18 October 1940),was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg (January 12, 1893 – October 16, 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi party, who later held several important posts in the Nazi government. He is considered the main author of key Nazi ideological creeds, including its racial theory, persecution of the Jews, Lebensraum, abolition of the Treaty of Versailles, and opposition to "degenerate" modern art.
Alfred Ryder Alfred Ryder (January 5, 1916–April 16, 1995) was an American radio, television and film actor. Ryder may best be remembered for appearing in over one hundred television shows, including the role of Professor Robert Crater in the first Star Trek episode "The Man Trap" in 1966.
Alfred Salter Dr Alfred Salter (1873-1945) studied medicine at Guy's Hospital in England, and on qualifying, set up a medical practice at the Methodist Bermondsey Settlement which had been established Rev. John Scott Lidgett.
Alfred Santell Alfred Santell was an American director born September 14, 1895 in San Francisco, California. He directed over 60 films, including The Patent Leather Kid (1927), Body and Soul (1931), and Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942).
Alfred Sarant Alfred Epaminondas Sarant, also known as Filipp Georgievich Staros and Philip Georgievich Staros, was an engineer and a member of the Communist party in New York City in 1944. He was part of the Rosenberg spy ring that reported to Soviet intelligence.
Alfred Sauvy Alfred Sauvy (1898-1990) was a demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy. Sauvy coined the term Third World (Tiers Monde) in reference to the underdeveloped countries in an article published in the French magazine L'Observateur on August 14, 1952.
Alfred Shaw Alfred Shaw (Burton Joyce Nottinghamshire, 29 August 1842 – 16 January 1907 in Gedling, Nottinghamshire) was a cricketer, who captained the English cricket team in four Test matches in 1881 to 1882, losing two and drawing two. In one first-class innings in 1874 he took all ten wickets, and in another in 1875 he returned bowling figures of 7 for 7 off 41.
Alfred Sheinwold Alfred Sheinwold (1912-1997) was an American bridge player, administrator, international team captain and prolific author of books about bridge. He was, with Edgar Kaplan, co-developer of the Kaplan-Sheinwold bidding system.
Alfred Sherman Sir Alfred Sherman, KBE, (10 November 1919 – 26 August, 2006) was a writer, journalist, political analyst and an adviser to Margaret Thatcher. Described by a long-time associate as "a brilliant polymath, a consummate homo politicus, and one of the last true witnesses to the 20th century"Sherman was a co-founder of the Centre for Policy Studies], a consultant to the [[Western Goals Institute, and the founder of The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies.
Alfred Shrubb Alfred (Alfie) Shrubb (1879–1964) was an English middle distance runner. During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 (when he was barred from amateur competition for receiving payment for running) and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1,000 races of about 1,800 started.
Alfred SchĂĽtz Alfred SchĂĽtz (1899-1959, aka Alfred Schutz) was a philosopher and sociologist. He was born in Austria and studied law in Vienna, but moved to the United States in 1939, where he became a member of the faculty of the New School for Social Research.
Alfred Schlemm General der Fallschirmtruppe Alfred Schlemm was a World War II Wehrmacht officer whose last wartime command opposed the advance of the First Canadian Army through the Reichswald in February 1945. Schlemm was born on 8 December 1894 at Rudolstadt, Thuringia and died on 24 January 1986 at Ahlten near Hanover.
Alfred Skinner Alfred "Alfie" Skinner (Born - 1896 - Died - 1961) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Arenas, Boston Bruins, Montreal Maroons, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alfred Small Alfred Small, formerly employed by the United States Navy and National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a pharmacologist who has published widely, using statistical techniques to analyze data. Currently, he resides and works in Hercules, California, developing websites.
Alfred Smith (Victoria Cross) Alfred Smith (1861–6 January, 1932) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Sohn-Rethel Alfred Sohn-Rethel (January 4, 1899–April 6, 1990) was a Marxist economist and philosopher especially interested in epistemology. He also wrote about the relationship of German industry with national socialism.
Alfred Sommer (ophthalmologist) Alfred (Al) Sommer is an American academic at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was born in 1942 in New York City and graduated from Union College in Schenectady New York in 1963.
Alfred Spencer Heathcote Alfred Spencer Heathcote (29 March 1832-21 February 1912) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Stair Alfred Stair was the referee at the first three FA Cup Finals, all of which were played at the Kennington Oval, London. In the first he officiated in the match between Wanderers FC and Royal Engineers on March 16, 1872 at Kennington Oval.
Alfred State College Alfred State College is a State University of New York College of Technology located in Alfred, New York in Allegany County. This college, formerly the Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, now grants baccalaureate degrees in 14 areas, associate degrees in nearly 60 areas, as well as a number of certificates;fully accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Alfred Stieglitz Alfred Stieglitz (January 1,1864 – July 13,1946) was an American-born photographer who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an acceptable art form alongside painting and sculpture. Many of his photographs are known for appearing like those other art forms, and he is also known for his marriage to painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Alfred Stowell Jones Alfred Stowell Jones (Liverpool 24 January 1832 - Finchampstead 29 May 1920) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Street Alfred Street is a street running between the High Street to the north and the junction with Blue Boar Street and Bear Lane at the southern end, in central Oxford, England. To the south is Christ Church College.
Alfred Sturtevant Alfred Henry Sturtevant (November 21, 1891–April 5, 1970) was an American geneticist, Sturtevant constructed the first genetic map of a chromosome in 1913. Throughout his career he worked on the organism Drosophila melanogaster with Thomas Hunt Morgan.
Alfred T. Goshorn Alfred Traber Goshorn (July 15,1833 – 1902) was a Cincinnati, Ohio businessman and booster who served as Director-General of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. That was the first world's fair in the United States and so resounding a success that Queen Victoria knighted Goshorn and the crowned heads of Europe weighed him down in medals.
Alfred Tarski Alfred Tarski (January 14, 1902, Warsaw, Russian-ruled Poland – October 26, 1983, Berkeley, California) was a logician and mathematician. A member of the interwar Warsaw School of Mathematics and active in the USA after 1939, he wrote on topology, geometry, measure theory, mathematical logic, set theory, metamathematics, and most of all, on model theory, abstract algebra, and algebraic logic.
Alfred Tasker Alfred George Ernest Tasker (born 16 June 1934 in Southwark, London) was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, keeping wicket for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in 1956. He took a single catch, to dismiss future Test player Bob Barber, but Worcestershire declared in both their innings before he had a chance to bat; he never did get an opportunity.
Alfred Thayer Mahan Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 - December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy officer , geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of naval power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I.
Alfred Uhl Alfred Uhl was an Austrian composer, living from 1909 to 1993 who wrote extensively for clarinet with educational material and works that are still common repertoire today. His most famous educational pieces are the two volumes which comprise the 48 Studies (see below).
Alfred Uhry Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an Academy Award Winning, Pulitzer Prize Winning and Two Time Tony Award Winning, American playwright. He is the only American playwright who has received three of the most prestigious American awards.
Alfred University Alfred University (Alfred) is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in western New York State, USA, an hour south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students.
Alfred Unser Alfred Richard Unser ("Just Al" or "Al Unser III") is a professional race car driver in the United States. The 22-year-old Unser is the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 race winner Al Unser Jr.
Alfred von Kropatschek Alfred Ritter von Kropatschek (March 30, 1838 - 1911) was a General in the Austrian Army and a weapons designer of the late 19th century, who was responsible for several rifle and revolver designs in affiliation with the Steyr Company; these weapons were used by the armed forces of the Austrian Empire and several other nations. His rifles feature a tubular magazine under the barrel similar to a Winchester rifle; the cartridge lifter was the key to the Kropatschek design.
Alfred V. Kidder Alfred Vincent Kidder (October 29, 1885 - June 11, 1963) was considered the foremost archaeologist of the southwestern United States and Middle America during the first half of the 20th century. He saw a disciplined system of archaeological techniques as a means to extend the principles of anthropology into the prehistoric past and so was the originator of the first comprehensive, systematic approach to North American archaeology.
Alfred V. Rascon Major Alfred V. Rascon born 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico, was a medic in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions near Long Khanh Province during the Vietnam War.
Alfred Victor Smith Alfred Victor Smith (VC, Croix de Guerre (France))(22 July 1891-23 December 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alfred Vierkandt Albert Vierkandt (4 June1867, Hamburg-24 April1953, Berlin) was a German sociologist, ethnographer, social psychologist, social philosopher and philosopher of history. He is known for a broad and phenomenological Gesellschaftslehre promulgated in the 1920s, and for his formal sociology
Alfred Vulpian Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian (born January 5, 1826, Paris, France; died May 18, 1887) was a French physician and neurologist. He was the co-discoverer of Vulpian-Bernard spinal muscular atrophy and the Vulpian-Heidenhain-Sherrington phenomenon.
Alfred Waldron Smithers Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers (4 October 1850 - 22 August 1924) was a British financier and parliamentarian. He was deputy chairman of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway for some years, and head of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada until it was nationalised in 1921 in circumstances of some controversy.
Alfred Walton Alfred Armstrong Walton (1816–1883) was one of the lesser-known British radical politicians of working-class origin in the mid-Victorian era. He was a prolific author of newspaper contributions on most political and social questions of his time, with a particular interest in land and parliamentary reform.
Alfred Waterhouse Alfred Waterhouse (July 19, 1830 – August 22, 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic revival. He is perhaps best known for his design for the Natural History Museum in London, although he also built a wide variety of other buildings throughout the country.
Alfred Watkins Alfred Watkins (27 January, 1855–April 15, 1935) was a a self-taught amateur archaeologist and antiquarians who noticed in the British landscape the apparent arrangement of ancient features along straight lines, known as ley lines.
Alfred Webb Alfred Webb (1834-1908) was an Irish politician and Member of Parliament for the West Waterford constituency who played a role in every major nationalist organization from Butt’s Home Government Association to the United Irish League. Visiting India, he notably became the third non-Indian to preside over the Indian National Congress, at Madras in 1894.
Alfred Weber Alfred Weber (July 30 1868 in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany - May 2 1958 in Heidelberg) was a German economist, sociologist and theoretician of culture whose work was influential in the development of modern economic geography.
Alfred Weber (Swiss politician) Alfred Hans Weber (born 19 November 1923) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, and former member of the National Council of Switzerland (1963-1979), the chamber of the federal parliament he presided in the 1970/1971 term.
Alfred Wentworth Alfred Wentworth was a fictional character on the pilot episode for the TV drama series Law & Order. His character was replaced by Adam Schiff (Steven Hill) for the remainder of the first season which first aired in 1990.
Alfred Werner Alfred Werner (December 12, 1866 - November 15, 1919) was a German chemist who was a professor at the University of Zurich. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral configuration of transition metal complexes.
Alfred Westland Alfred John Westland (14 December 1904-3 November 1982), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican.
Alfred Wiener Alfred Wiener (16 March 1885, Potsdam – 4 February 1964, London) was a German Jew, who dedicated much of his life to documenting anti-semitism and racism in Germany and Europe, and uncovering crimes of Germany's Nazi government. He is best known as founder and long-time director of the Wiener Library.
Alfred Wilcox Alfred Wilcox (16 December 1884-30 March 1954),was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Until 2006, he was the only recipient of the Victoria Cross whose exact resting place was unknown.
Alfred William Finch Alfred William (Willy) Finch (Brussels 1854 – Helsinki 1930) was a ceramist and painter, a noted representative of the pointillist style. He was born in Belgium to English parents and lived his later life in Finland.
Alfred Williams (Poet) Alfred Williams (1877 to April 1930) was a self taught poet who lived in the vicinity of Swindon, UK. He was almost entirely self taught, producing his most famous work, Life in a Railway Factory (1915), at night after completing a gruelling days work in the railway factories.
Alfred Witte Alfred Witte (2 March 1878, 21:12 LMT, Hamburg -- 4 August 1941, 4:01 MET, Hamburg) was a German astrologer and the founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of astrological midpoints for precision in astrological analysis and prediction.
Alfred Woltmann Alfred Woltmann (1841-80) was a German art historian. He was born at Charlottenburg, studied at Berlin and Munich, and was appointed professor of art history successively at the Polytechnicum in Karlsruhe (1868) and at the universities of Prague (1874) and Strasbourg (1878).

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