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American professors

30 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander George McAdieAuthor · BooksAlexander George McAdie (August 4, 1863 – November 1, 1943) was an American meteorologist.
Alexander SilotiPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Ilyich Siloti (also Ziloti; 9 October 18638 December 1945) was a Russian virtuoso pianist, conductor, composer and arranger
Ann BeattieAuthor · BooksAnn Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American novelist and short story writer.
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding…
Brander MatthewsAuthor · BooksJames Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 – March 31, 1929) was an American academic, writer and literary critic.
Brian GreeneAuthor · BooksBrian Randolph Greene[1] (born February 9, 1963) is an American physicist known for his research on string theory.[67][68][71] He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia…
Chögyam TrungpaArtist · PaintingsChögyam Trungpa (Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987), formally named the 11th Zurmang Trungpa, Chokyi Gyatso, was a Tibetan Buddhist master and holder of both Kagyu…
E. L. DoctorowAuthor · BooksEdgar Lawrence Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, known for his historical fiction.
Edgar MeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaEdgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz.
Eižens LaubeDesigner · DesignEižens Laube (May 25, 1880 – July 21, 1967) was a Latvian architect. He was responsible for some of the reconstruction work of Riga Castle in the 1930s and designed more than 200 houses in…
Elizabeth MurrayIllustrator · IllustrationElizabeth Murray (September 6, 1940 – August 12, 2007) was an American painter, printmaker and draughtsman. Her works are in many major public collections, including those of the Solomon R.
Erik BarnouwPerson · Film memorabiliaErik Barnouw (June 23, 1908 – July 19, 2001) was an American historian of radio and television broadcasting.
Ernest FenollosaAuthor · BooksErnest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 – September 21, 1908) was an American art historian of Japanese art, professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial…
Evi NemethAuthor · BooksEvi Nemeth (born June 7, 1940 – missing-at-sea June or July 2013) was an engineer, author, and teacher known for her expertise in computer system administration and networks.
Fred MotenAuthor · BooksFred Moten (born 1962) is an American cultural theorist, poet, and scholar whose work explores critical theory, black studies, and performance studies.
Humphrey TonkinAuthor · BooksHumphrey R. Tonkin (born 2 December 1939) is professor of English, and served as the 4th president of the University of Hartford.
John DeweyAuthor · BooksJohn Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
John Henry HaynesPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Henry Haynes (27 January 1849 – 29 June 1910) was an American traveller, archaeologist and photographer, best known for his work at the first two American archaeological excavations in…
John Kennedy TooleAuthor · BooksJohn Kennedy Toole (December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer…
Margarita CabreraArtist · SculptureMargarita Cabrera (born 1973) is a Mexican-American artist and activist. Her practice spa
Maxine Hong KingstonAuthor · BooksMaxine Hong Kingston (born Maxine Ting Ting Hong; October 27, 1940) is an American novelist.
Murray RothbardAuthor · BooksMurray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist.
Philip LevineAuthor · Books
Polly Lada-MocarskiDesigner · Modern designLaura "Polly" Lada-Mocarski (born Laura Mitchell Klots; 1 November 1902 – 5 September 1997) was an American craftsperson, rare book scholar, bookbinder, book preservationist, educator, and…
Russell T. GordonEngraver · PrintsRussell T. Gordon (July 3, 1936 – November 2013) was an American painter and printmaker.
Steven D. LevittAuthor · BooksSteven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner).
Syd CarpenterArtist · CeramicsSyd Carpenter (born 1953) is an African American artist and a retired professor of studio art.
Thorstein VeblenAuthor · BooksThorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.
Vernon Armond DeMarsDesigner · DesignVernon Armond DeMars (February 26, 1908 – April 29, 2005) was an American architect and professor at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
William ManchesterAuthor · BooksWilliam Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages.

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