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28 matches to Walter
Bagehot, Walter. 1826-77. English social scientist/ essayist. The English Constitution 1867. Physics and Politics 1872. Lombard St. 1873.
Bauhaus. 1919-33. German art institute. ’Arts and sciences should cooperate in architecture’ -Gropius.
Brattain, Walter. 1902-87. US transistor inventor.
Chrysler, Walter. 1875-1940. Chrysler Corp. 1925.
Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.
De La Mare, Walter. 1873-1956. English children’s poet, novelist.
Ekkehard. c910-73. Swiss poet. Song of Walter 929.
Finlay, Carlos. 1833-1915. Cuban. Discovered that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes 1881. Reed.
Gropius, Walter. 1883-1969. German architect. Bauhaus director. Modern horizontal buildings, glass walls.
Income Tax. Britain: 1193 Walter to ransom Richard I. 1799-1815 To finance war vs Napoleon. 10% over £200; 1842 Peel 3%. US: 1862-72 3% over $800 (5% if outside US); 1913 over $3000 only.
International. 1920-. Style of architecture. Glass and steel. Gropius. Le Corbusier.
Lazear, Jesse. 1866-1900. Linked mosquito with yellow fever, 1900, of which he died. Reed. Agramonte.
Panama Canal. 1881-1889. Begun by Lesseps- bankrupt. Completed by US 1904-14. Reed.
Pater, Walter. 1839-94. English critic devoted to ideal. Studies in History of Renaissance. Marcus the Epicurean.
Peasants’ Crusade. 1096. Led by Walter the Penniless. Annihilated in Anatolia. Inspired First Crusade.
Raleigh, Walter. 1554-1618. English colonist in Virginia. Introduced tobacco, potato to Europe. Beheaded.
Rathenau. Walter. 1867-1922. German industrialist, statesman. Organized economy for WWI. Assassinated.
Reed, Walter. 1851-1902. Discovered, 1900, connection between Yellow Fever and mosquito, control of which allowed the Panama Canal to be built.
Roanoke Colony. 1587. English colony of 117 settlers in Virginia disappeared. Raleigh.
Romantic. Literary movement. Nature, spirit and emotion. Subjective. Gothic novel. Hugo, Rousseau, Schiller. Wordsworth. Goethe. Scott.
Scott, Walter. 1771-1832. Prolific Scottish Romantic historical novelist. Lady of the Lake 1810; Waverley 1814; Ivanhoe 1819.
Sickert, Walter. 1860-1942. German/English Impressionist painter.
Thurber, James. 1894-1961. US humorist. Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1942. New Yorker Cartoons 1931-40.
Tobacco. 1492 Cuba. 1493 Columbus brings to Europe. 1565 Hawkins brings to England. 1586 Raleigh brings to England.
Ulbricht, Walter. 1893-1973. East German Stalinist General Secretary 1950-71. Head of State 1960-. Ordered Berlin Wall.