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Arthur Avenue (Bronx) Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is the site of one of New York City's "Little Italies", in the Fordham section of the borough. The area near East 187th Street is full of Italian stores, delis, shops, and restaurants, though it has transitioned in recent years due to include a growing number of Albanian cafes and now Mexican restaurants as well.
Arthur Aviles Arthur Aviles is a New York, Bessie Award-winning dancer and choreographer born in Queens and raised in Long Island and the Bronx. He graduated from Bard College, a liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Arthur B. Reeve Arthur B. Reeve (born October 15, 1880, died August 9, 1936, original name: Arthur Benjamin Reeve, graduate of Princeton and New York Law School, best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes.
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park The Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park is a California state park on the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County, 20 miles west of downtown Lancaster and about 5 miles from the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.
Arthur B. Robinson Arthur B. Robinson is founder, president and professor of chemistry at the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, where he conducts research on protein chemistry and on nutrition and predictive and preventive medicine.
Arthur B. Rubinstein Arthur B. Rubinstein (born March 31, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York) is a composer and behind in particular several TV series soundtracks, but also occasional film scores, possibly most notably work such as Video Fever and Edge of the World in the film WarGames.
Arthur B.B. Moore The Very Rev. Arthur Bruce Barbour Moore (February 4, 1906 – September 9, 2004) was a Canadian Moderator of the United Church of Canada (1971 to 1972) and President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto (1950 to 1970).
Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Arthur Windham Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (March 22, 1904 – July 5, 1976) was a British insurance company director and World War II RAF officer. He was the son of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl of Baldwin of Bewdley and Lucy Ridsdale.
Arthur Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 until 1905. He was one of the more intellectual prime ministers of the 20th century, and is perhaps best remembered as author of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, promising a homeland for the Jewish people.
Arthur Batten-Pooll Arthur Hugh Henry Batten-Pooll (VC, MC)(25 October 1891-21 January 1971) 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.
Arthur Benedict Gramlich Arthur Benedict Gramlich (1904 – 1974) was a first generation German-American from Springfield, Illinois. A coal miner for most of his life, he fought in the multifactional mine wars in central Illinois during the 1920-1940s.
Arthur Berger Arthur Berger (May 15 1912 in New York City –- October 7 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a composer who has been described as a New Mannerist. He studied as an undergraduate at New York University, during which time he joined the Young Composer's Group, as a graduate student under Walter Piston at Harvard, and with Nadia Boulanger and at the Sorbonne under a Paine Fellowship.
Arthur Bernède Arthur Bernède (1871-1937) was a French writer and playwright. In 1919, Bernède joined forces with actor René Navarre, who had played Fantômas in the Louis Feuillade serials, and writer Gaston Leroux, the creator of Rouletabille, to launch the Société des Cinéromans, a production company that would produce films and novels simultaneously.
Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, GCB, GCVO, GCIE, KCMG, KCSI, ISO, PC (18 June 1849–31 March 1931) was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign and also to King George V during most of his reign. He was also the maternal grandfather of Lord Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth 11 from 1953 to 1972.
Arthur Birch Arthur John Birch AC (August 3, 1915 - December 8 1995) was an organic chemist from Australia. Birch developed the "Birch reduction" of aromatic rings which is widely used in synthetic organic chemistry.
Arthur Black (humorist) Arthur Black (born 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian humorist and radio personality, best known as the longtime host of Basic Black on CBC Radio. He also publishes a regular humor column syndicated to 50 Canadian newspapers.
Arthur Bliss Lane Arthur Bliss Lane (16 June 1894–12 August 1956) was the United States Ambassador to Poland (1944–1947). He wrote a book about what he considered to be the betrayal of Poland by the Western Allies, I Saw Poland Betrayed.
Arthur Booth Arthur Booth, born at Featherstone, Yorkshire, on November 3, 1902 and died at Rochdale, Lancashire on August 17, 1974, was a cricketer who had a short but sensational career in first-class cricket for Yorkshire.
Arthur Borren Arthur Borren (born June 5, 1949 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He was born in Holland, and made such an impression on Canterbury and New Zealand hockey after being tutored by University club coach Cyril Walter.
Arthur Bottom Arthur Edwin Bottom (Born February 28 1930 in Sheffield) was an English footballer in the 1950s and 1960s. He played as a striker, and had a tremendously high goals to game ratio during his career, playing at several clubs; most notably York City and Newcastle United.
Arthur Boyd Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (July 20, 1920 – April 24, 1999) was a member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, with many relatives being painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. His sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval, and then Sidney Nolan.
Arthur Branch Arthur Branch is a fictional character on the long-running TV crime drama Law & Order, portrayed by former United States Senator Fred Dalton Thompson. Thompson was also a regular cast member as Branch on the short-lived spin-off Law & Order: Trial by Jury, making him one of the few actors to have a regular role on two TV series simultaneously as the same character.
Arthur Braverman Arthur Braverman is an American born author and translator of works from Japanese to English. A Zen Buddhist practitioner who lived in Japan for seven years and studied at Antai-ji temple in 1969 training under Kosho Uchiyama.
Arthur Brown (musician) The Rev. Arthur Brown (ordained in the Universal Life Church), born Arthur Wilton in Whitby, Yorkshire on 24 June, 1942, is an English rock and roll singer known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on shock-rocker Alice Cooper.
Arthur Bruno Zorn Arthur Zorn is an accomplished musician and renowed artist from Montpelier, Vermont. As a musician, Zorn has performed in national performances of Handel's "Messiah" and "The Threepenny Opera" as Jon Peachum.
Arthur Bryan Sir Arthur Bryan KBE (born 1923) is former managing director of the Wedgwood pottery firm (now Waterford Wedgwood). He became the first non-Wedgwood family member to hold the post when he succeeded Josiah Wedgwood V in 1967.
Arthur Bryant Sir Arthur Bryant, CH, (18 February 1899 - 22 January 1985), was a widely popular British historian, and columnist for the Illustrated London News. His reputation since his death has suffered as allegations about a number of controversial episodes in his life have been made public and speculated upon.
Arthur Burks Arthur Walter Burks (born October 131915 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. Decades later, Burks and his wife outlined their case for the subject matter of the ENIAC having been derived from John Vincent Atanasoff.
Arthur Burlton Arthur Temple Burlton (10 March 1900 - 10 February 1980) was an Indian-born English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1922. He attended Repton School, but did not get into the cricket team there.
Arthur C Clarke's list of the best science-fiction films of all time In The Odyssey File, a published transcript of the early email correspondence, before and during the making of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, between Arthur C. Clarke and Peter Hyams, the film's director, in response to a question posed by Hyams regarding his list of the top ten science fiction films of all time, Clarke responds:
Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. Clarke is the last surviving member of what was sometimes known as the "Big Three" of science fiction, which included Robert A.
Arthur C. Parker Arthur Caswell Parker (April 5 1881 – January 1 1955) was an archaeologist, historian, folklorist, museologist and noted authority on American Indian culture. He was director of the (Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences from 1924] to [[1945, and an honorary trustee of the New York State Historical Association.
Arthur C. Watson Arthur Chopin Watson (December 15, 1909 – November 15, 1984) was an attorney, state legislator, civic leader, philanthropist, and chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 1968 – 1976. He was afflicted with polio in infancy and lost the use of both legs, and his mother died when he was only seven.
Arthur Campbell (British East India Company) Archibald Campbell (1805–1874) of the Bengal Medical Service (according to some source, Indian Medical Service) was the first superintendent of the sanitarium of Darjeeling town in India. Several sources differ regarding the first name of Dr Campbell.
Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel (c. 1608 – 1649), English royalist, son of Sir Henry Capel of Rayne Hall, Essex, and of Theodosia, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu of Broughton, Northamptonshire, was elected a member of the Short and Long Parliaments in 1640 for Hertfordshire.
Arthur Carlson Arthur Carlson, aka "The Big Guy", is a fictional character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82), the general manager of the low-rated Cincinnati radio station WKRP. He was played by Gordon Jump.
Arthur Carr Arthur William Carr (21 May 1893, Mickleham, Surrey, England - 7 February 1963, West Witton, Yorkshire) was an English cricket player. He played for the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the English cricket team, captaining both sides.
Arthur Cecil Pigou Arthur Cecil Pigou (November 18, 1877 – March 7, 1959) was an English economist, known for his work in many fields and particularly in welfare economics. He went to Harrow School and was a graduate of King's College, Cambridge, where he studied under Alfred Marshall.
Arthur Cochrane Sir Arthur William Stuart Cochrane, KCVO (1872-1954) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. His heraldic career began on 19 July 1904 when he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary to take the place of George William Marshall on the latter's promotion to the office of York Herald of Arms in Ordinary.
Arthur Coles Arthur William Coles (August 7, 1892 - June 14, 1982), later Sir Arthur Coles, was a prominent Australian businessman and philanthropist. He was born in Geelong, Victoria and educated at the elite private school Geelong College.
Arthur Compton Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1927) for discovery of the Compton effect named in his honor. He served as Chancellor of Washington University in St.
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May, 1859 – 7 July, 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
Arthur Conley Arthur Lee Conley (January 4 1946 – November 17 2003) was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit, "Sweet Soul Music". It shot to the number two spot on both the pop and R&B charts, earning Conley the number eleven male artist ranking for 1967.
Arthur Conolly Arthur Conolly (1807 - June 1842) (sometimes misspelled Connolly) was a British intelligence officer, explorer and writer. He was a captain of the Sixth Bengal Light Cavalry, who worked for the British East India Company.
Arthur Conway Arthur Joseph Conway (1 April 1885 - 29 October 1954) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler (although his Wisden obituary says merely "rather more than medium pace"
Arthur Corbett, 3rd Baron Rowallan Captain Arthur Cameron Corbett, 3rd Baron Rowallan (December 17, 1919–1993) was a British aristocrat most notable for successfully having his second marriage annulled in 1970 by a court on the grounds that his wife, April Ashley, a transsexual woman, was a man under then-current UK law. The argument was accepted, and the case served as a precedent for all such cases until the Gender Recognition Act 2004 was passed, which provided said needed legal framework for changing a person's legal gender.
Arthur Cravan Arthur Cravan (born May 22, 1887, Lausanne, was last seen at Salina Cruz, Mexico in 1918 and most likely drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico in November 1918). He was known as a pugilist, a poet, a larger-than-life character, and an idol of the Dada and Surrealism movements.
Arthur Cresswell Arthur Edward Cresswell (born on 7 August, 1917 in Christchurch, and died on 3 August, 2002 in Blenheim). He was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington and was one of the first players who played for Central Districts in the early 1950's.
Arthur Crudup Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (also known as "Pop" Crudup) (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1976) was a delta blues singer and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for writing songs later covered by Elvis Presley (and since covered by dozens of other artists), such as "That's All Right Mama", "My Baby Left Me" and "So glad you're mine", and by many claims, "Blue Suede Shoes".
Arthur Currie General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG , KCB (December 5, 1875 – November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (a corps of four divisions) on the Western Front during World War I. Currie was among the most successful generals of the war; he is still considered one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history.
Arthur Cyprian Harper Arthur Cyprian Harper (1866 – 1948) was a single term mayor of Los Angeles, California from December 13, 1906 to March 11, 1909. He was forced to resign in the wake of a recall drive due to dishonesty that marked his administration.
Arthur de Capell Brooke Sir Arthur de Capell Brooke (born in Northamptonshire June 22 1791 - December 6 1858) was a British baronet and travelling writer, Fellow of the Royal Society (1823) and co-establisher of the Raleigh Club (1827).
Arthur de Gobineau Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (July 14, 1816 — October 13, 1882) was a French aristocrat, novelist and man of letters who became famous for advocating White Supremacy and developing the racialist theory of the Aryan master race in his book An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races (1853-1855).
Arthur D. "Bull" Simons (28 June 1918 - 21 May 1979) United States Army special forces officer, principly known for two events: Operation Ivory Coast, a raid intended to free American prisoners of war on the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam on 21 November 1970, and the rescue of two Electronic Data Systems employees held hostage in Iran in February 1979.
Arthur D. Bissell Arthur Douglas Bissell (10 January 1844, New London, New York - 13 November 1926) His father, John was involved in the transportation business. He was educated at Clinton Preparatory School, and received a BA from Yale in 1867, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.
Arthur D. Simons Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons (28 June 1918 - 21 May 1979)was an American military officer, best known for leading Operation Ivory Coast, an attempted rescue of American prisoners of war from the Vietcong prison at Son Tay.
Arthur Dale Trendall New Zealander Arthur Dale Trendall [1909-1995] was an art historian and classical archaeologist whose work on identifying the work of individual artists on Etruscan ceramic vessels at Apulia and other sites earned him international prizes and a knighthood. Educated at the University of Otago (1926-29) and the University of Cambridge (1931-33) (where he was a student of John Beazley), Trendall was professionally associated with the University of Sydney and Australian National University.
Arthur Day Arthur Percival Day, born April 10, 1885, at Blackheath, Kent, and died January 22, 1969, at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, was a cricketer who played for Kent during the period of the county's greatest success in the County Championship.
Arthur Dean (UK politician) Arthur Wellesley Dean (27 August 1857 – 7 February 1929) was a Conservative Party poltician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Holland with Boston from 1924 until his death in early 1929.
Arthur Dent Arthur Philip Dent is a fictional character, the hapless protagonist in the comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. According to some reviewers, Dent resembles a Vonnegut hero, but his situation is reminiscent of the actual case of Edward Pilgrim, whose confrontation with the British civil service ended in tragedy.
Arthur Dent (Puritan) Arthur Dent (died 1607) was the author of The Plain Man's Pathway to Heaven, first published in 1601. This one of the two books that John Bunyan read before or during the four years of spiritual struggle that led eventually to his conversion, and his subsequent writing of Pilgrim's Progress.
Arthur Dewhurst Riley Arthur Dewhurst Riley (1860 - 1929) was an English born New Zealand artist, educationalist and businessman. Riley was an advocate of technical education, and had a significant impact on the provision of technical and vocation education in New Zealand.
Arthur Dimmesdale Arthur Dimmesdale is a fictional character in the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Puritan minister, he has fathered an illegitimate child with Hester Prynne and seeks to hide the truth of his relationship with her.
Arthur Dolphin Arthur Dolphin (born 24 December 1885 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, England; died 23 October 1942 in Lilycroft, Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) was a cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927. He also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Arthur Donaldson Smith Dr Arthur Donaldson Smith was a American explorer of Africa. In the 1890s he made a geological expedition to Lake Rudolph (now Lake Turkana), passing through what was then Somaliland, southern Ethiopia and Kenya.
Arthur Drewry Arthur Drewry (born March 3, 1891 – March 25, 1961) was an English president of FIFA from 1955 to 1961. He was elected as President on June 7, 1955 at the FIFA Conference in Lisbon where he succeeded Rodolphe William Seeldrayers from Belgium who had only been President for 15 months following the death of Jules Rimet.
Arthur Drews Arthur Drews [pronounced "drefs"] (November 1, 1865-July 19, 1935) was a German philosopher, writer and important representative of German Monist thought. He was born in Uetersen, Holstein, present day Germany.
Arthur Duncan Arthur Duncan (born September 25, 1933 in Pasadena, California) is an American tap dancer, most known for his stint as a performer on The Lawrence Welk Show. He was the only African-American regular on the long-running series until Paul Humphrey joined the series in 1976 and they both stayed until the series went off in 1982.
Arthur Edward Barstow Major-General Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow, CIE, MC, (1888 - 1942) was an officer in the Indian Army and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division during the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the Japanese on January 28 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village.
Arthur Edward Cumming Brigadier Arthur Edward Cumming VC OBE MC (June 18, 1896 - April 10, 1971) was a 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.
Arthur Edward Kennedy Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (5 April 1809 – 3 June 1883) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland.
Arthur Edward Ochse Arthur Edward Ochse (born 11 March, 1870 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, died 11 April, 1918 in France) was a South African cricketer who played two Tests for South Africa in 1888–89. He totalled 16 runs in four innings, falling twice to the English slow left arm bowler Johnny Briggs.
Arthur Edward Osmaston Arthur Edward Osmaston (1885-1961) was a forest officer and naturalist in India. He studied at the Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill and joined the Indian Forest Department in the United Provinces.
Arthur Edward Ruark Arthur Edward Ruark (1899–1979) was an American physicist who actively played a role in the development of quantum mechanics. He wrote the book "Atoms, Molecules, and Quanta" with Harold Clayton Urey in 1930, and is the author of numerous scientific papers on quantum physics.
Arthur Emmons Raymond Arthur Emmons Raymond (March 24, 1899 – March 22, 1999) was an engineer for the Douglas Aircraft Company and worked on designs from the DC-2 to the DC-8 and was a consultant on the Gemini and Apollo programs for NASA.
Arthur Erdélyi Arthur Erdélyi (October 2, 1908 – December 12, 1977) was a Hungarian-born British mathematician. Erdélyi was a leading expert on special functions - especially orthogonal polynomials and hypergeometric functions.
Arthur Erickson Arthur Charles Erickson CC (born June 14, 1924, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an internationally celebrated Canadian architect. He studied Asian languages at the University of British Columbia, and later earned a degree in architecture from McGill University of his buildings are modernist concrete structures designed to respond to the natural conditions of its location, especially climate.
Arthur Erich Haas Arthur Erich Haas (April 3 1884, Brno - February 20 1941, Chicago) was an Austrian physicist, noted for a 1910 paper he submitted in support of this habilitation as Privatdocent at the University of Vienna that outlined a treatment of the hydrogen atom involving quantization of electronic orbitals, thus anticipating the Bohr model (1913) by three years. Haas’ paper, however, was rejected and even ridiculed.
Arthur Evans Sir Arthur John Evans (July 8, 1851, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, England–July 11, 1941, Youlbury, Oxford, England) was a British archaeologist. He is best remembered for uncovering the Bronze Age civilization on the Greek island of Crete which he dubbed "Minoan", in reference to the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Arthur Evans (VC) Arthur Evans (Alias "Walter Simpson"), (8 April 1891 - 31 October 1936) 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.
Arthur F. Bentley Arthur Fisher Bentley (October 16, 1870 - May 21, 1957) was an American political scientist and philosopher who worked in the fields of epistemology, logic and linguistics and who contributed to the development of a behavioral methodology of political science.
Arthur F. Burns Arthur Frank Burns (born April 27, 1904 in Stanyslaviv, Galicia (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine); died June 6, 1987 in Baltimore) was an American economist. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978.
Arthur Fadden Sir Arthur William Fadden (April 13 1894–April 21 1973), Australian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born at Ingham, Queensland, the son of a Presbyterian police officer. He was educated as state schools, and later studied accountancy while working as a clerk.
Arthur Farnsworth Arthur Farnsworth (born 1962) is an American politician and convicted tax protester. His tax case is notable as evidence found by the government helped the government indict actor Wesley Snipes on tax charges.
Arthur Farrell Arthur Farrell (February 8, 1877 – February 7, 1909) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for McGill University in the 1890s and later the Montreal Shamrocks in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League.
Arthur Featherstone Marshall Arthur Featherstone Marshall was an English Anglican priest who converted to Roman Catholicism in the 1860s. His elder brother was the fellow Roman Catholic convert and controversialist Thomas William Marshall (1818-1877).
Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was the long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specialized in popular music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Pops the best-known orchestra in the country.
Arthur Fielder Arthur Fielder (born July 19 1877, Plaxtol, Tonbridge, Kent, England; died August 30 1949, Lambeth, London, England) was the leading fast bowler in English cricket for the decade before World War I and one of the key contributors to Kent's four County Championship successes between 1906 and 1913.
Arthur Fleming Morrell Captain Arthur Fleming Morrell, RN (10 November, 1788 - 13 September, 1880) was an English naval officer and long-serving patriarch of a family of Royal Navy officers, who had a wide and varied service in the navy during the end of the Napoleonic era, and throughout most of the Victorian era. He was born in Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, the second son of John Morrell, a naval officer about whom little is known other than that he was raised from the warrant office rank of gunner.
Arthur Fletcher Arthur Fletcher (born December 22, 1924 in Phoenix, Arizona, died July 12, 2005 in Washington DC) was an American government official, widely referred to as the "father of affirmative action" as he was largely responsible for the Revised Philadelphia Plan. An African American and a Republican, he served in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan and George H.
Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool GCB GCMG GBE MVO PC (27 May, 1870–15 May, 1941), known as Viscount Hawkesbury from 1905 to 1907, was a British Liberal politician and the first Governor-General of New Zealand.
Arthur Foote Arthur Foote (1853 – 1937) was an American classical composer, and a member of the "Boston Six" (The other five were George Whitefield Chadwick, Amy Beach, Edward MacDowell, John Knowles Paine, and Horatio Parker.)
Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby (VC, MC) (3 February 1885 - 25 September 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.
Arthur Fortant Arthur Fortant was a non-commissioned officer, a sergeant of the French Regiment of the Guard of the field artillery. He was a member of the first French Military Mission to Japan in 1867, in which he accompanied Jules Brunet.
Arthur Foss The tugboat Arthur Foss, built in 1889, is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States (the Rustler in Puget Sound was built in 1887 and is still afloat). She gained worldwide fame when the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio leased the vessel for its 1933 production Tugboat Annie, starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery.
Arthur Frackenpohl Arthur Frackenpohl is an American-composer and a professor emiritus at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam. His textbook, Harmonization at the Piano, is used in several college-level keyboard classes throughout the country.
Arthur Frank Mathews Arthur Frank Mathews (1860-1945) was an American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts movement. Trained as an architect as well as an artist, he had a significant effect on the evolution of Californian art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Arthur Frederick Pickard Arthur Frederick Pickard (VC, CB)(4 April 1841-1 March 1880) 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.
Arthur Frederick Saunders Arthur Frederick Saunders (23 April1879-30 July 1947) 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.
Arthur Freeman Arthur Freeman (born Aaron Liebermann) was a Russian Jewish writer; born at Vilna about 1840. Persecuted because of his participation in revolutionary movements, he fled to America, and died by his own hand at Syracuse, New York, on November 8, 1880.

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