(Encyclopedia) Munk, Walter Heinrich, 1917–2019, American oceanographer and geophysicist, b. Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary), B.S. California Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D Univ. of California…
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Walter SisuluAge: 90 South African politician and anti-apartheid crusader who was a longtime mentor to Nelson Mandela. Together, Sisulu and Mandela led the African National Congress,…
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Walter ChappellAge: 75 art photographer known for his intensely provocative photos of the human body and landscapes. He served as curator of prints and exhibits at the George Eastman Kodak…
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