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George Tunnell George Tunnell (born June 29, 1912 - died May 20,1975) was an African American vocalist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the first black vocalists in the area to consistently perform with a white band, that of Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters.
George Turberville George Turberville, or Turbervile (1540? - before 1597) was an English poet, second son of Nicholas Turberville of Whitchurch, Dorset, who belonged to an old Dorsetshire family, the D'Urbervilles of Mr Thomas Hardy's novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
George Turner (U.S. politician) George Turner (February 25, 1850 - January 26, 1932) was a United States Senator from Washington. Born in Edina, Missouri, he attended the common schools and served as a military telegraph operator with the Union forces from 1861 to 1865.
George Turner (UK politician) George Turner (August 9, 1940) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk for the Labour Party from 1997 to 2001, when he lost his seat back to Henry Bellingham of the Conservatives, whom he had defeated in 1997.
George Turner (writer) George Reginald Turner (1916-1997) was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. He was notable for being a "late bloomer" in science fiction (by the field's standards).
George Tuska George Tuska (born April 26, 1916 in Hartford, Connecticut), also known as Carl Larson, is an American comic book and newspaper comic strip artist best known for his 1940s work on various Captain Marvel titles and his 1960s work illustrating Iron Man and other Marvel Comics characters.
George Tutuska George Tutuska is a former member of the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls; he played drums from 1985 to 1995, and parted from the band only a few months before the release of their breakthrough album, A Boy Named Goo due to disputes with long-time friend and lead singer Johnny Rzeznik. He is currently drumming for a local Irish-Rock band named Jackdaw in Buffalo, New York.
George Tzavellas George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas (Greek: Γιώργος Τζαβέλλας, 1916-1976), was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright, considered "a key figure in Greek cinema after WWII".
George Ulyett George Ulyett (born 21 October 1851 in Sheffield, died 18 June 1898 in Sheffield) was an English all-round cricketer, noted particularly for his attacking batting. A well-liked man who kept a pub in his native Sheffield in his later years, he was sometimes known as "Happy Jack".
George van Driem George van Driem is a research professor at Leiden University, where he holds the chair of Descriptive Linguistics. He directs the Himalayan Languages Project and participates in the research program Languages and Genes of the Greater Himalayan Region.
George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer (June 24, 1858 – March 9, 1918) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1909-1913, during the administration of President William Howard Taft.
George V Coast George V Coast () is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Point Alden, at 142° 02' E, and Cape Hudson, at 153° 45' E. Explored by members of the Main Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson who named this feature for King George V of the United Kingdom.
George V of Georgia George V, the “Brilliant” (Georgian: გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე, Giorgi V Brtskinvale; also translated as the Illustrious, or Magnificent) (born 1286 or 1289 – died 1346) was King of Georgia from 1299 to 1302 and again from 1314 until his death. A flexible and far-sighted politician, he recovered Georgia from a century-long Mongol domination, and restored most of the country’s previous strength and prosperity.
George V of Hanover George V, King of Hanover and 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August (27 May 1819 – 12 June 1878) was the only son of Ernst August I, King of Hanover and 1st Duke of Cumberland (fifth son of King George III of the United Kingdom) and his wife Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was a first cousin of Queen Victoria.
George V of the United Kingdom George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As well as being King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1927, split into King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and King of Ireland) and the Commonwealth Realms, George was also the Emperor of India.
George Valavanis George Valavanis (George Vala) is a producer, composer, sound designer, musician, and audio engineer. Having established himself as a composer through the years with ATI, Valavanis is now the Audio Director and Senior Sound Designer for Blue Fang Games in Waltham, MA, maker of Microsoft's popular Zoo Tycoon franchise.
George Van Biesbroeck Prize The George Van Biesbroeck Prize is awarded annually, honoring a living individual for a long-term achievement in the field of astronomy, typically far beyond the requirements of an awardee's paid position. The American Astronomical Society assumed responsibility for the Van Biesbroeck Prize in 1997.
George Van Eps George Van Eps (7 August 1913 – 29 November 1998) (aka "Father of the Seven String Guitar") was an American jazz guitarist noted both for his recordings as a leader, and for his work as a session musician. He was well known as a pioneer of the seven-string guitar, which allowed him to incorporate sophisticated bass lines into his improvisation.
George Van Haltren George Edward Martin Van Haltren (March 30 1866 - September 29, 1945) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and played shortstop infrequently. He batted and threw left-handed.
George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 – May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of North America, including the Pacific coast along present-day Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia; he also explored the southwest coast of Australia and negotiated agreements with Kamehameha I.
George Varghese George Varghese is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California San Diego where he leads the Internet Algorithms Lab and also works with the Center for Network Systems and the Center for Intenet Epidemiology. He is the author of the textbook Network Algorithmics published by Morgan-Kaufman in 2004.
George Vasilakos George Vasilakos is President and Art Director of Eden Studios, and handles the majority of the day-to-day business of the company. Formerly the Art Director for New Millennium Entertainment, George acquired the rights to the Conspiracy X roleplaying game when that company dissolved.
George Vasiliou George Vasos Vasiliou (Greek: Γιώργος Βασιλείου) (born 1931 in Famagusta, Cyprus) was President of the Republic of Cyprus 1988-93. He was the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party (EDI).
George Vecsey George Vecsey is a non-fiction author and sports columnist for The New York Times. He is the older brother of New York Post sports columnist Peter Vecsey and the father of former Baltimore Sun sports columnist Laura Vecsey.
George Vernon George Frederick Vernon (born 20 June 1856 in Marylebone, London, England; died 10 August 1902 in Elmina, Gold Coast (now Ghana)) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England during the first-ever Ashes tour in 1882/3.
George Verwer George Verwer founded Operation Mobilisation (OM) in the early 1960s, and has been significant in the formation of the short-term missions movement. Verwer has written several books on various Christian themes.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628) was a favorite of King James I and VI of England and Scotland, and one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history. (His surname is pronounced "Villers".
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon KG, PC (June 7, 1877 – December 13, 1955), known as Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937.
George Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon (born 2 February 1933) is the son of George Herbert Arthur Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde (1906-1935) and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn (1900-1970).
George Vincent McLaughlin George Vincent McLaughlin (May 20, 1887 – December 7, 1967) was President of the Brooklyn Trust Company; New York City Police Commissioner; State Superintendent of Banks; and Vice Chairman of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
George Vithoulkas George Vithoulkas (born 1932 in Athens, Greece) has been an international teacher of classical homeopathy for over 30 years. In 1996, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his work in the field of classical homeopathy.
George VI of the United Kingdom George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, each of the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death.
George VI Sound George VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King George VI Sound or King George the Sixth Sound is a major bay/fault depression, 300 miles (483 km) long in the shape of the letter J, which skirts the east and south shores of Alexander Island, separating it from the Antarctic Peninsula and the English Coast.
George VIII of Georgia George VIII (Georgian: გიორგი VIII, Giorgi VIII) (1417—-1476) was a king of Georgia, though already fragmentised and dragged into a fierce civil war, from 1446 to 1465. Defeated by his rivals, he was left with an eastern province Kakheti alone, where he reigned as George I from 1465 until his death, founding a local branch of the Bagrationi royal house.
George Voinovich George Victor Voinovich (Vojinović in Serbian) (born July 15, 1936) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He served as the 54th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1980 to 1989 and successfully brought the city out of default.
George Vuchinich George Samuel Vuchinich was an American Serb and an officer in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Vuchinich provided information to Thomas Babin, another OSS officer assigned to the Yugoslavia Section who passed the information along to Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU).
George W. Atherton George Washington Atherton (June 20, 1837 – July 26, 1906) was president of the Pennsylvania State University from 1882 until his death in 1906. He earned a degree from Yale in 1863 and taught at universities such as the University of Illinois and Rutgers before accepting the position of president at Penn State.
George W. Bovenizer George Wallace Bovenizer was a partner in the investment banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Starting as an office boy in 1897, Bovenizer rose to become manager of the Firm's bond and syndicate department and became a partner in 1929.
George W. Crawford George Walker Crawford (December 22, 1798 – July 27, 1872) was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850.
George W. Daley George William Daley (September 14, 1875 - August 12, 1952) was an American newspaper editor, sports writer, and syndicated author of fictional baseball stories and poetry The Stolen Base. He often used the pseudonym Monitor.
George W. Getty George Washington Getty (October 2, 1819 – October 1, 1901) was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War.
George W. Hensley "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." From the Gospel of Mark.
George W. Jack George Whitfield Jack (1 November 1875-15 March 1924)Federal Judge's Information was appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 5th Circuit as District Judge in 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson. He was previously the United States Attorney for the same district since 1913.
George W. Jones George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 - July 22, 1896), a Democrat, was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union 1846.
George W. L. Bickley George Washington Lafayette Bickley was the founder of the "Knights of the Golden Circle" around the time of the American Civil War. Bickley was arrested by the United States government and it was during this time he wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln expressing his distastes with Lincoln's running of the government.
George W. Lewis George William Lewis (March 10, 1882 – July 12, 1948) was the Director of Aeronautical Research at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in until he retired in 1947. He taught at Swarthmore College from 1910 to 1917.
George W. Maher George Washington Maher (December 25 1864—September 12 1926) was a significant contributor to the Prairie School-style of architecture, during the first half of the 20th century. He also was known for blending the traditional with the Arts & Crafts-style.
George W. Martin George Washington Martin (25 June, 1876 - 21 November, 1948) was a prominent lawyer, jurist, and member of the Democratic Party in Kings County, Brooklyn, New York. As a lawyer he defended many criminals at trial, and then later as a judge presided over a number of famous trials involving underworld figures associated with the notorious Murder Inc gang of criminal assassins.
George W. Mason George Walter Mason (March 121891 - October 91954) was an American industrialist. During his career Mason served as the Chairman and CEO of the Kelvinator Corporation (1928-1937), Chairman and CEO of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation (1937-1954), and Chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation (1954).
George W. McBride George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854 - June 18, 1911) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born near Lafayette, he attended the public schools, the preparatory department of Willamette University, and Christian College (Monmouth, Oregon).
George W. Minns George Washington Minns (October 6, 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts - January 14, 1895 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an American teacher, notable running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in San Francisco, California, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the city's public school system. His normal school, the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state, was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as San José State University.
George W. Morgan George Washington Morgan (September 20, 1820 – July 26, 1893) was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
George W. Murray George Washington Murray (1853 - 1926), a Representative from South Carolina; born near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina, September 22, 1853; attended the public schools and the University of South Carolina at Columbia; taught school for fifteen years; inspector of customs at the port of Charleston, South Carolina, 1890-1892; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895); successfully contested the election of William Elliott to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from June 4, 1896, to March 3, 1897; engaged in the real estate business; moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1905 and engaged in literary pursuits and lecturing; delegate to several Republican National Conventions; died in Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1926; interment in Lincoln Cemetery.
George W. Pepper George Wharton Pepper (March 16, 1867 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer, law professor, and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was chairman of the American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962 and was elected three times as the Republican Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968, losing to Richard Nixon.
George W. Scott Plantation The George W. Scott Plantation was a 1036 acre (4 km2) cotton plantation in central Leon County, Florida, United States established by George Washington Scott in 1852 and located 2 miles (3 km) south of Tallahassee.
George W. Sears George Washington Sears (December 2, 1821 – May 1, 1890) was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist. His stories, appearing under the pen name, "Nessmuk" popularized self-guided canoe camping tours of the Adirondack lakes in open, lightweight solo canoes and what is today called ultralight camping.
George W. Shannon George Washington Shannon (February 20, 1914 - April 25, 1998) was a career Louisiana journalist who was described by a friend as "a dedicated, old-time newspaperman who dug for the facts and tried to tell it like it was."
George W. Snedecor George Waddel Snedecor (October 20, 1881 – February 15, 1974) was an American mathematician and statistician. He contributed to the foundations of analysis of variance, data analysis, experimental design, and statistical methodology.
George W.P. Hunt George Wylie Paul Hunt (November 1, 1859-December 24, 1934) was the first, third, fifth, and seventh governor of the State of Arizona. Born in 1859 in Huntsville, Missouri, he was a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature between 1892 and 1900, and again between 1904 and 1910.
George Wald George Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.
George Walden George Gordon Harvey Walden (born 15 September 1939) was a British Conservative politician. Educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, London, and at Jesus College, Cambridge, he worked for the British Foreign Office between 1962 and 1983, and was elected MP for Buckingham between 1983 and his retirement at the 1997 general election.
George Walker (professor) Professor George Walker is a British educator, and the former director-general of the International Baccalaureate Organisation. He is also a productive author of articles and other works regarding international education and physical chemistry.
George Walker Weld George Walker Weld (1840-1905), youngest son of William Fletcher Weld and member of the Weld Family of Boston, was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association (organizers of today's Boston Marathon) and the financier of the Weld Boathouse, a landmark on the Charles River.Note that Weld Boathouse is one of two important buildings at Harvard that bear the Weld name.
George Wallace (film) George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as the infamous Alabama governor, George Wallace. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award, as did Sinise, and Mare Winningham for their performances.
George Wallace, Jr. George Corley Wallace, III (often called George Wallace, Jr.), born October 17, 1951, in Eufaula, Alabama, is an Alabama Public Service Commissioner (Position 2) and was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006.
George Waller George Waller (June 1827-10 January 1877) 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.
George Walters George Walters (September 15, 1829 - June 3, 1872) 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.
George Walton Comprehensive High School George Walton Comprehensive High School, usually referred to simply as "Walton High School," is located in Marietta, Georgia and houses a student body of around 2,500. It is a School of Excellence and one of the top schools academically in Georgia.
George Ward Gunn George Ward Gunn (VC, MC) (26 July 1912- 21 November 1941) 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.
George Ward Hunt George Ward Hunt (30 July 1825 – 29 July 1877) was a British Conservative Party politician and statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1st and 2nd ministries of Benjamin Disraeli.
George Warren Russell George Warren Russell (24 February 1854 - 28 June 1937) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Public Health during the wartime National government, and was responsible for the New Zealand government's response to the 1918 influenza epidemic.
George Warrington Steevens George Warrington Steevens (1869 - 1900), journalist and miscellaneous writer, born at Sydenham, and educated at City of London School and Oxford, took to journalism, in which he distinguished himself by his clearness of vision and vivid style. Connected successively with the National Observer, the Pall Mall Gazette, and the Daily Mail, he utilised the articles which appeared in these and other publications in various books, such as The Land of the Dollar (America) (1897), With Kitchener to Kartoum, and The Tragedy of Dreyfus.
George Washington (horse) George Washington is a racehorse foaled on March 1, 2003 at Coolmore Stud by champion sire Danehill out of Bordighera, also the dam of the high class colt Grandera. Bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson of West Grove, Pennsylvania who own and bred the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, and who also own the Barclay Tagg trained Showing Up, George Washington is trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien.
George Washington and religion The exact nature of George Washington's religious beliefs has been debated by historians and biographers for over two-hundred years. Unlike some of his fellow Founding Fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry, Washington rarely discussed or wrote about his religious and philosophical opinions in any great detail.
George Washington Adams George Washington Adams (April 12, 1801 – April 30, 1829) was the eldest son of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. Adams graduated from Harvard and studied law before becoming a member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1826.
George Washington between the wars George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) commanded America's war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country.
George Washington Blanchard George Washington Blanchard (January 26, 1884 in Colby, Wisconsin - October 2, 1964 in Edgerton, Wisconsin) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 - 1935. He was a Republican and had been a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
George Washington Book Prize The George Washington Book Prize was instituted in 2005 and is awarded annually to recognize outstanding published works that contribute to a greater understanding of the life and career of George Washington and/or the nation’s founding era. It is presented by Washington College’s C.
George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, or the GW) is a toll suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey by means of Interstate 95, U.S.
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal The George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The station is built over the Trans-Manhattan Expressway (Interstate 95) between 178th and 179th Streets and Fort Washington and Wadsworth Avenues and features direct bus ramps on and off the upper level of the bridge.
George Washington Cable George Washington Cable (12 October, 1844 – 31 January, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native Louisiana. His fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.
George Washington Carver George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an African American botanist who worked in agricultural extension at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and who taught former slaves farming techniques for self-sufficiency.
George Washington Carver National Monument George Washington Carver National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in Diamond, Missouri; the national monument was founded on July 14, 1943. The site preserves the site of the boyhood home of George Washington Carver, as well as the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery.
George Washington Duke George Washington Duke is a fictional character and the main villain of Rocky V, portrayed by Richard Gant in Rocky V. He is a successful and flamboyant boxing promoter who wants to lure Rocky Balboa into a championship match with Union Cane.
George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals [Go-tuhles] (29 June, 1858 - 21 January, 1928) was a United States Army officer and civil engineer, best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. The Goethals Bridge between New York City and Elizabeth, New Jersey is named in his honor.
George Washington Greene George Washington Greene (April 8, 1811 - February 2, 1883), United States historian, was born at East Greenwich, Rhode Island, the grandson of Major-General Nathanael Greene, who served during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington Helme George Washington Helme, the founder of Helmetta, New Jersey, was born in 1822 in Kingston, near Wilkes-Barre, in the coal-mining area of northeast Pennsylvania. He was the ninth child and fifth son of Major Oliver Helme (descendant of an old Rhode Island family) by his second wife Sarah Pease.
George Washington in the French and Indian War George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) commanded America's war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country.
George Washington Masonic National Memorial George Washington Masonic National Memorial is dedicated to the memory of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America and a Mason. George Washington belonged to Alexandria Lodge 22, and was named the lodge's Charter Master in 1788.
George Washington Owen George Washington Owen (October 20, 1796 – August 18, 1837) was an American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the Mayor of Mobile. Owen was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1796, but moved to Tennessee at a young age.
George Washington Rightmire George Washington Rightmire (November 15, 1868 - December 23, 1952, born in Lawrence County, Ohio) was the sixth President of the Ohio State University. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1895 and taught in the Columbus Public Schools for seven years.
George Washington's early life George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) commanded America's war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country.
George Washington's Farewell Address George Washington's Farewell Address was a written address by George Washington to the people of the United States at the end of his second term as President of the United States. It appeared in many American newspapers on September 19, 1796.
George Washington's legacy George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) commanded America's war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, Washington is often called the "Father of his Country.
George Washington's Presidency George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789. President Washington established the executive and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States as well as guaranteed the survival of the United States as a power and independent nation.
George Wassouf George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف) is a notable Syrian singer. He was born on December 23 1961, moved to Beirut at a young age, and was called the miraculous child at that time, for his artistic talent in singing.
George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum George Waterston OBE (1911-1980), the former Scottish Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was a much-loved figure who had a massive and positive influence on Fair Isle. He bought the island after World War II and co-founded the Bird Observatory in 1948, giving the isle’s economy a much-needed boost.
George Watkins (baseball player) George Watkins (June 4, 1900 - June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas who owns the record for the highest batting average in their rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of 1930, with the St.
George Watson (accountant) George Watson, (23 November 1654 - 3 April 1723) was born in Edinburgh to parents John Watson (a merchant) and Marion Ewing. He was orphaned at an early age, but thanks to his aunt, Elizabeth Davidson, he was sent in 1672 to be educated in book-keeping at Rotterdam.

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