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  1. 4 days ago · It was founded in 1831 as the University of the City of New York, its school of law established in 1835 and its school of medicine in 1841. A graduate school of pedagogy was added in 1890, becoming an important centre for the teaching of education. The university’s present name was adopted in 1894. New York University now consists of an ...

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  2. 5 days ago · Biographies are classified and sorted by author's name, dates of birth and death, and the term Biography. You can also limit you search in the NYU Libraries' catalog by using the genre facet on the left hand side of the results screen. Here are some examples of subject headings: Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973 -- Biography; Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784

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  4. 2 days ago · Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), [2] who went by his middle name Waldo, [3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the ...

  5. 2 days ago · 1944–1946. Rank. First lieutenant. Battles/wars. World War II. William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; [a] November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, and political commentator. [1] Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French ...

  6. 5 days ago · Website. www .cuny .edu. The City University of New York ( CUNY, spoken / ˈkjuːni /, KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges, and seven professional institutions.

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  7. 5 days ago · It was chartered as a college in 1866. During the first half of the 20th century many of the city’s civic and business leaders were students there, as were such prominent New York intellectuals as Sidney Hook and Irving Kristol. Women were first admitted to graduate programs in 1930, and the college was completely coeducational by 1951.

  8. 2 days ago · Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Signature. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.

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