Educator, University President and Author |
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Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
Professor, Author and Historian |
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Biography of professor and author Frederick Jackson Turner who shaped American history research |
Lumberman and Timber Mogul |
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Biography of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the lumberman and timber mogul who founded the Weyerhaeuser Company and became the 8th richest American ever. |
Inventor |
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Biography of Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian-American inventor who created the first outboard motor. |
Politician and Industrialist |
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Biography of Walter Jodok Koher, politician and founder of the Kohler Company. |
Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites |
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Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites managing editor of the WI State Journal and historian who was "the best known non-political man in Wisconsin." |
United States Supreme Court Justice |
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Biography of William H. Rehnquist, who was born in Milwaukee and went on to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author |
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Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. |
Civil Rights Advocate and Legislator |
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Biography of Lloyd A. Barbee, Milwaukee civil rights advocate and legislator. |
Fort Atkinson Poet |
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Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
Spiritualist and Psychic Healer |
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Biography of spiritualist and psychic healer Mary Hayes Chynoweth. |
Author, Economist and Social Critic |
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Discover the history author, econonmist and social critic Thorstein Veblen. |
Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
Legendary Artist |
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Biography of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. |
Author and Publisher |
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Biography of author and publisher August Derleth, 1909-1971. |
Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
Lumberman, Businessman, Politician, Educator and Philanthropist |
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Read about lumberman, businessman, politician, educator and philanthropist James Huff Stout of Menominee, who founded the Stout Institute |
Pitcher |
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Learn about Warren Spahn, who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1964. |
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