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County: Tompkins

Jan Wahl

(1931-2019) Children’s writer. Jan Wahl studied at Cornell University. He authored more than 100 books.

Nancy B Reich

(1924-2019) Biographer, author. Nancy B. Reich was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Ossining, New York.

Ricky Jay

(1948-2018) Author. Ricky Jay was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Allen Hoey

(1952-2010) Poet, novelist, literary critic. Allen Hoey was born in Kingston, New York, and died in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.

Jerrold Meinwald

(1927-2018) Chemist, author. Jerrold Meinwald was born in New York City and died in Ithaca, New York. He was known for his work in chemical ecology. During his career he was an author of more than 400 academic papers.

Bernard Lewis

(1916-2018) Historian. Bernard Lewis was born in London, England, and died in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.

Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

(1848-1895) Author. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen was born in Norway and died in New York City. He is best known for his novel “Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life.”

Marian C. Diamond

(1926-2017) Author. Marian C. Diamond was born in Glendale, California, and died in Oakland, California. She was an instructor at Cornell University in the late 1950s.