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County: Dutchess

Alexandra Ripley

(1934-2004) Writer. Alexandra Ripley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and died in Richmond, Virginia. She was a graduate of Vassar College and the author of the novel, “Scarlett.”

Alistair Horne

(1925-2017) Historian. Alistair Horne was born in London, England, and died in Turville, Buckinghamshire, England.

Nancy Margaret Willard

(1936-2017) Author, poet. Nancy Willard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She taught at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She died in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Jacob Neusner

(1932-2016) Historian. Jacob Neusner was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and died in Rhinebeck, New York.

John Henry Holland

(1929-2015) Author. John Henry Holland was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He worked for a year and a half at IBM’s main research laboratory in Poughkeepsie, New York.