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Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the American Bible Society and United Bible Societies. He was a scholar of Greek, New Testament, and New ...
Albert Victor's posthumous reputation became so bad that in 1964 Philip Magnus called his death a "merciful act of providence", supporting the theory that his death removed an unsuitable heir to the throne and replaced him with the reliable and sober George V. In 1972, Michael Harrison was the first modern author to re-assess Albert Victor and ...
He died on December 29, 2022. [386] Sean Penn: On January 12, 2016, Buzzfeed.net and Daily Media Buzz reported that the actor had been found murdered in his home. [387] Javier Pérez de Cuéllar: The 98-year old former Secretary-General of the United Nations was the victim of a death hoax in October 2018.
6 ( incl. Raphael Salaman and Ruth Collet) Pauline Ruth "Nina" Salaman ( née Davis; 15 July 1877 – 22 February 1925) was a British Jewish poet, translator, and social activist. Besides her original poetry, she is best known for her English translations of medieval Hebrew verse —especially of the poems of Judah Halevi —which she began ...
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 54, who have been married for nearly 24 years, share two children: son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 21. Douglas also shares 45-year-old Cameron Douglas ...
März 2015) ^ Squadron Leader Jeff Rees - obituary. ^ "Rosen, 1953 MVP and four-time All-Star, dies at 91". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2015-04-07. ^ Ex-Nevada legislator, Regent Jack Schofield dies at 91. ^ Lia Van Leer, pioneering figure in Israeli film industry, dies at 90.
Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) [3] is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author. [4] He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. His 1976 book The Selfish Gene popularised the gene-centred view of evolution, as ...
Kevin Barry – City of Bohane. Giannina Braschi – United States of Banana. T. C. Boyle – When the Killing's Done. Geraldine Brooks – Caleb's Crossing. Bonnie Jo Campbell – Once Upon a River. Kate Christensen – The Astral: A Novel. Patrick deWitt – The Sisters Brothers. E. L. Doctorow – All the Time in the World.