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David Wallechinsky. David Wallechinsky (born David Wallace, February 5, 1948) is an American popular historian and television commentator, the president of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and the founder and editor-in-chief of AllGov.com and worldfilmreviews.us.
- Flora Chavez
Wallechinsky is original family surname; the surname Wallace was bestowed on the author's grandfather by a U.S. immigration agent at Ellis Island; born February 5, 1948, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Irving (a writer) and Sylvia (a writer) Wallace; married Flora Chavez; children: Elijah, Aaron. Education: Attended University of California at Los ...
The People's Almanac is a series of three books compiled in 1975, 1978 and 1981 by David Wallechinsky and his father Irving Wallace. In 1973, Wallechinsky became fed up with almanacs that regurgitated bare facts. He had the idea for a reference book to be read for pleasure; a book that would tell the often untold true tales of history.
- David Wallechinsky, Irving Wallace
- 1975
In 1991 Wallechinsky was one of the founding members of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH). He served eight years as treasurer of ISOH and eight years as vice-president, before being elected president in 2012. Wallechinsky has also worked as a radio and/or television commentator at every Olympics, Summer and Winter, since ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Images. Metropolitan Museum ... Search the history of over 866 billion web pages on the Internet. ... Wallechinsky, David, 1948-; Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990 ...
The Book of Lists refers to any one of a series of books compiled by David Wallechinsky, his father Irving Wallace and sister Amy Wallace. Each book contains hundreds of lists (many accompanied by textual explanations) on unusual or obscure topics, for example: Famous people who died during sexual intercourse
Jun 17, 2008 · David Wallechinsky: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is involved in an ongoing competition of its own against drug cheats, and it is hard to tell what they have up their sleeves for Beijing in general and for pre-Games testing in particular. The topic of doping is sensitive in China.
