Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary |
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Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson |
Explorer and Author |
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Biography of explorer and author Jonathan Carver |
Artist and Author |
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Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians. |
Author and Editor |
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Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
Educator, University President and Author |
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Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
Professor, Author and Historian |
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Biography of professor and author Frederick Jackson Turner who shaped American history research |
Fort Atkinson Poet |
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Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
Author, Economist and Social Critic |
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Discover the history author, econonmist and social critic Thorstein Veblen. |
Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
Author and Publisher |
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Biography of author and publisher August Derleth, 1909-1971. |
Author, Diplomat, Editor and Professor |
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Discover the history of author, diplomat, editor and first professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin Rasmus Anderson. |
Conservationist, Preservationist and Writer |
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Discover the history of conservationist, preservationist and writer Walter E. Scott. |
Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Cockwork study desk built by naturalist John Muir while at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1861-1863. (Museum object F1998.85.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Doll depicting Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox made by Milwaukee artist Joan (Beringer) Pripps, 1947-1948. (Museum object #2007.139.19) |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
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This novelist based much of her writings on her hometown of Portage, Wisconsin. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. |
Father of Wildlife Ecology |
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Learn about the man whose focus on the philosophy of conservation would inspire the environmental movement during the mid-20th century. |
Conservationist, Writer, Explorer |
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Learn about the conservationist who was instrumental in the creation of Yosemite National Park. This article contains links to several primary sources. |
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