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Alfred Lee Loomis
Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887 – August 11, 1975) was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist/physicist, pioneer in military radar usages, inventor of the LORAN o...
Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887 – August 11, 1975) was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist/physicist, pioneer in military radar usages, inventor of the LORAN o...
Allyn L. Brown
Allyn Larrabee Brown (born Norwich, Connecticut, October 26, 1883; died in Norwich October 22, 1973) was a lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Allyn Larrabee Brown (born Norwich, Connecticut, October 26, 1883; died in Norwich October 22, 1973) was a lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Amasa Holcomb
Amasa Holcomb (1787 - 1875) was an American farmer, surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, and manufacturer of surveying instruments and telescopes.
Amasa Holcomb (1787 - 1875) was an American farmer, surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, and manufacturer of surveying instruments and telescopes.
Anna Quindlen
Anna Marie Quindlen (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist whose New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary i...
Anna Marie Quindlen (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist whose New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary i...
Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one o...
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one o...
Barbara Ras
Barbara Ras is an American poet, translator and publisher.
Barbara Ras is an American poet, translator and publisher.
Charles Sellers
Charles Coleman Sellers (March 16, 1903 Overbrook, Pennsylvania - January 31, 1980 Sydney, Australia) was an American historian, and librarian.
Charles Coleman Sellers (March 16, 1903 Overbrook, Pennsylvania - January 31, 1980 Sydney, Australia) was an American historian, and librarian.
Colin G. Campbell
Colin G. Campbell (born November 3, 1935) was the thirteenth president of Wesleyan University.
Colin G. Campbell (born November 3, 1935) was the thirteenth president of Wesleyan University.
David Moss (musician)
David Moss is an American composer, percussionist and self-taught vocalist, founder of the David Moss Dense Band; co-founder and artistic director of the Institute for Living Voice, Antwerp.
David Moss is an American composer, percussionist and self-taught vocalist, founder of the David Moss Dense Band; co-founder and artistic director of the Institute for Living Voice, Antwerp.
Douglas J. Bennet
Douglas Joseph “Doug” Bennet, Jr. is a former national political official and college president.
Douglas Joseph “Doug” Bennet, Jr. is a former national political official and college president.
Edgar Fauver
Dr. Edgar Fauver (May 7, 1875 – April 4, 1946) was an American athlete, coach, university administrator and medical doctor.
Dr. Edgar Fauver (May 7, 1875 – April 4, 1946) was an American athlete, coach, university administrator and medical doctor.
Edward Canby
Edward Richard Sprigg Canby was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.
Edward Richard Sprigg Canby was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.
Egerton Ryerson
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada.
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada.
Eleanor Hovda
Eleanor Hovda (March 27, 1940 – November 12, 2009) was a composer and dancer from the United States of America.
Eleanor Hovda (March 27, 1940 – November 12, 2009) was a composer and dancer from the United States of America.
Frank B. Weeks
Frank B. Weeks (January 20, 1854 - October 2, 1935) was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.
Frank B. Weeks (January 20, 1854 - October 2, 1935) was an American politician and the 49th Governor of Connecticut.
Fremont Rider
Arthur Fremont Rider (May 25, 1885 – October 26, 1962) was an American writer, poet, editor, inventor, genealogist, and librarian.
Arthur Fremont Rider (May 25, 1885 – October 26, 1962) was an American writer, poet, editor, inventor, genealogist, and librarian.
George Wells Beadle
George Wells Beadle was an American scientist in the field of genetics, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel laureate who with Edward Lawrie Tatum discovered the role of genes in regu...
George Wells Beadle was an American scientist in the field of genetics, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel laureate who with Edward Lawrie Tatum discovered the role of genes in regu...
George William Goddard
George William Goddard (1889 – September 20, 1987) was a United States Air Force Brigadier General, and a pioneer in aerial photography.
George William Goddard (1889 – September 20, 1987) was a United States Air Force Brigadier General, and a pioneer in aerial photography.
Glenn Snyder
Glenn Herald Snyder (born October 8, 1924) is professor emeritus of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an important scholar of international relations theor...
Glenn Herald Snyder (born October 8, 1924) is professor emeritus of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an important scholar of international relations theor...
Grace Andrews (mathematician)
Grace Andrews was an American mathematician.
Grace Andrews was an American mathematician.
Ignatius Alphonso Few
Ignatius Alphonso Few was the first president of Emory University.
Ignatius Alphonso Few was the first president of Emory University.
Isaac Goodnow
Isaac Tichenor Goodnow (January 17, 1814–March 20, 1894) was an abolitionist and co-founder of Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas.
Isaac Tichenor Goodnow (January 17, 1814–March 20, 1894) was an abolitionist and co-founder of Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas.
Jabez Burns
Jabez Burns (December 18, 1805– January 31, 1876) was an English nonconformist divine and Christian philosophical writer.
Jabez Burns (December 18, 1805– January 31, 1876) was an English nonconformist divine and Christian philosophical writer.
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid (born May 25, 1949, as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson) is a Caribbean novelist, gardener, and gardening writer.
Jamaica Kincaid (born May 25, 1949, as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson) is a Caribbean novelist, gardener, and gardening writer.
Jane and Michael Stern
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Jasper McLevy
Jasper McLevy (March 27, 1878 -- November 20, 1962) was an American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1933-1957.
Jasper McLevy (March 27, 1878 -- November 20, 1962) was an American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1933-1957.
Jerome Namias
Jerome Namias (* March 19, 1910; † February 10, 1997) was a U.S. meteorologist, whose research included El Niño.
Jerome Namias (* March 19, 1910; † February 10, 1997) was a U.S. meteorologist, whose research included El Niño.
John Daniel Runkle
John Daniel Runkle (October 11, 1822 – July 8, 1902) was a U.S. educator and mathematician.
John Daniel Runkle (October 11, 1822 – July 8, 1902) was a U.S. educator and mathematician.
John Emory
John Emory (11 April 1789 – 1835) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832.
John Emory (11 April 1789 – 1835) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832.
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and mathematician, co-awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electrons in magne...
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and mathematician, co-awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics, for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electrons in magne...
John Philip Newman
John Philip Newman (1 September 1826 – 5 July 1899) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888.
John Philip Newman (1 September 1826 – 5 July 1899) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1888.
Joseph Cummings
Joseph Cummings (March 3, 1817 – May 7, 1890) was the fifth president of Northwestern University from 1881-1890, president of Wesleyan University for 18 years from 1857-1875, and president of th...
Joseph Cummings (March 3, 1817 – May 7, 1890) was the fifth president of Northwestern University from 1881-1890, president of Wesleyan University for 18 years from 1857-1875, and president of th...
Louis E. Martin
Louis Emanuel Martin, Jr. (November 18, 1912 - January 6, 1997) was a renowned American Journalist, newspaper publisher, civil rights activist and advisor to three Presidents of the United States.
Louis Emanuel Martin, Jr. (November 18, 1912 - January 6, 1997) was a renowned American Journalist, newspaper publisher, civil rights activist and advisor to three Presidents of the United States.
Mansoor Alam
Syed Mansoor Alam (born 24 July 1993) is the founder and current director of The Enough Foundation, and its sister group, Enough Advocacy, a student-led nonprofit organization based out of Chesh...
Syed Mansoor Alam (born 24 July 1993) is the founder and current director of The Enough Foundation, and its sister group, Enough Advocacy, a student-led nonprofit organization based out of Chesh...
Mariam McGlone
Mariam McGlone (January 20, 1916 -May 19, 2008) was a dancer, dance critic and educator who died Monday 19 May 2008 at her home in Guilford, Connecticut, where she had lived for twenty five years.
Mariam McGlone (January 20, 1916 -May 19, 2008) was a dancer, dance critic and educator who died Monday 19 May 2008 at her home in Guilford, Connecticut, where she had lived for twenty five years.
Masahiro Morioka
Masahiro Morioka is a Japanese philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of philosophy of life, bioethics, gender studies, media theory, and civilization studies.
Masahiro Morioka is a Japanese philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of philosophy of life, bioethics, gender studies, media theory, and civilization studies.
Merce Cunningham
Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years.
Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years.
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and discovery of the quark.
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles and discovery of the quark.
Nathan Daboll (politician)
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), born in Groton, Connecticut, was a Connecticut politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), born in Groton, Connecticut, was a Connecticut politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.
Nell Irvin Painter
Nell Irvin Painter (born Nell Irvin, 1942) is an American historian notable for her works on southern history of the nineteenth century.
Nell Irvin Painter (born Nell Irvin, 1942) is an American historian notable for her works on southern history of the nineteenth century.
Orange Judd
Orange Judd (July 26, 1822 – December 27, 1892) was an American agricultural chemist, editor, and publisher.
Orange Judd (July 26, 1822 – December 27, 1892) was an American agricultural chemist, editor, and publisher.
Paul Farmer
Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician.
Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician.
Peter Brown (historian)
Peter Robert Lamont Brown is Rollins Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University.
Peter Robert Lamont Brown is Rollins Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University.
Rico Brogna
Rico Joseph Brogna is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves in his career start...
Rico Joseph Brogna is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves in his career start...
Royal Cortissoz
Royal Cortissoz (10 February 1869 – 17 October 1948, last name pronounced "Kor-tee-zus") was an American art historian and long-time art critic for the New York Herald Tribune from 1891 unti...
Royal Cortissoz (10 February 1869 – 17 October 1948, last name pronounced "Kor-tee-zus") was an American art historian and long-time art critic for the New York Herald Tribune from 1891 unti...
Sandra Boynton
Sandra Keith Boynton is an American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator.
Sandra Keith Boynton is an American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator.
Sandra Gilbert
Sandra M. Gilbert (born December 27, 1936 New York City), Professor Emerita of English at the University of California, Davis, is an influential literary critic and poet who has published widely...
Sandra M. Gilbert (born December 27, 1936 New York City), Professor Emerita of English at the University of California, Davis, is an influential literary critic and poet who has published widely...
Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl is an American playwright.
Sarah Ruhl is an American playwright.
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Tammy Shewchuk-Dryden
Tammy Lee "Barbie" Shewchuk (born December 31, 1977 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player.
Tammy Lee "Barbie" Shewchuk (born December 31, 1977 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player.
Tong Enzheng
Tong Enzheng (; 1935 – April 20, 1997) was a prominent Chinese archaeologist, historian, designer, and science fiction author.
Tong Enzheng (; 1935 – April 20, 1997) was a prominent Chinese archaeologist, historian, designer, and science fiction author.
Walter Johnson (historian)
Walter Johnson is a leading American historian specializing in the history of slavery, capitalism, and imperialism.
Walter Johnson is a leading American historian specializing in the history of slavery, capitalism, and imperialism.
Warren Steller
Warren Steller (October 8, 1897 – August 6, 1974) was a head coach of the Bowling Green football program from 1924 to 1934.
Warren Steller (October 8, 1897 – August 6, 1974) was a head coach of the Bowling Green football program from 1924 to 1934.
Wesleyan University people
This is a partial list of notable people affiliated with Wesleyan University.
This is a partial list of notable people affiliated with Wesleyan University.
William Drea Adams
William Drea Adams was president of Bucknell University from 1995–2000.
William Drea Adams was president of Bucknell University from 1995–2000.
William Healey Dall
William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska.
William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska.
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, was a North Indian classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians.
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, was a North Indian classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians.