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Claude Simon 2005 Deaths
Claude SimonAge: 91 Nobel Prize–winning French novelist who was a leader of the nouveau roman (new novel) movement. His challenging books, which include La Route de Flandres (The Flanders…Simon Wiesenthal 2005 Deaths
Simon WiesenthalAge: 96 Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to tracking down fugitive Nazi war criminals. Calling himself the “bad conscience of the Nazis,” Wiesenthal claimed he…William Simon 2000 Deaths
William SimonAge: 72 USOC president from 1981-84 and former Treasury secretary and energy expert in President Richard Nixon's administration; USOC vice president and treasurer (1976-80); gave…Herbert A. Simon Biography
Herbert A. SimonHerbert Alexander Simonsocial scientist and economistBorn: 6/15/1916Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in…Simon Waronker 2005 Deaths
Simon WaronkerAge: 90 record producer whose independent label, Liberty Records, released hits by Eddie Cochran, Julie London, and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Died: Beverly Hills, Calif., June 7…Paul Simon 2003 Deaths
Paul SimonAge: 75 former U.S. senator from Illinois who championed government-run social programs, including those for adult literacy, jobs creation, and federal student loans. He ran…Simone de Beauvoir Biography
Simone de Beauvoir(Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie-Bertrand de Beauvoir)writer, feministBorn: 1/9/1908 Birthplace: Paris, France Best known for the classic feminist treatise, Le Deuxième Sexe (…Vouet, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Vouet, SimonVouet, SimonsēmôNˈ vwā [key], 1590–1649, French portrait and decorative painter. He first established himself as a successful painter in Rome. Recalled to France in 1627 as…Binet, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Binet, AlfredBinet, Alfredälfrĕdˈ bēnāˈ [key], 1857–1911, French psychologist. From 1894 he was director of the psychology laboratory at the Sorbonne. He is known for his research and…Simon, William Edward
(Encyclopedia) Simon, William Edward, 1927–2000, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1974–77), b. Paterson, N.J. He served (1946–48) in the U.S. army in Japan, graduated from Lafayette College (1952),…Trending
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