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Michener — may refer to: People: Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist (1918 – ) Earl C. Michener, U.S. Representative from Michigan (1876 – 1957) Edward Michener, Canadian politician (1869 – 1947) James A. Michener, American novelist (1907 – 1997) … Wikipedia
Michener — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Earl C. Michener (1876–1957), US amerikanischer Politiker James A. Michener (1907–1997), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller Roland Michener (1900–1991), kanadischer Diplomat und Politiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
Michener — [ mɪtʃɪnə], James A. (Albert), amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * New York 3. 2. 1907, ✝ Austin (Texas) 16. 10. 1997; seine früheren Werke greifen auf persönliche Erlebnisse zurück, so die Erzählungen »Tales of the South Pacific« (1947; deutsch… … Universal-Lexikon
Michener — James A. Michener James Michener à la cérémonie commémorative du 50e anniversaire de Pearl Harbor en 1991. James Albert Michener (3 février 1907 16 octobre 1997) est un écrivain … Wikipédia en Français
Michener — noun United States writer of historical novels (1907 1997) • Syn: ↑James Michener, ↑James Albert Michener • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Michener House Museum and Archives — The Michener House Museum and Archives, located in Lacombe, Alberta, is an important part of the region’s heritage. The house, in which the museum and archives are located, is the birthplace of the Rt. Hon. Roland Michener, Governor General of… … Wikipedia
Michener, James — ▪ American author in full James Albert Michener born Feb. 3, 1907?, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 16, 1997, Austin, Texas U.S. novelist and short story writer who, perhaps more than any other single author, made foreign environments… … Universalium
Michener Award — The Michener Award is one of the highest distinctions in Canadian journalism. The award was founded in 1970 by Roland Michener, who was Governor General of Canada at the time, and his wife Norah. The idea for the award was developed in 1969 with… … Wikipedia
Michener Center for Writers — The Michener Center for Writers is an interdisciplinary Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. History The program was founded in the early 1990s through a generous… … Wikipedia
Michener, James Albert — ▪ 1998 American novelist (b. Feb. 3, 1907, New York, N.Y. d. Oct. 16, 1997, Austin, Texas), launched a 50 year literary career with Tales of the South Pacific (1947), a book that won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for literature. It was later… … Universalium
Michener-Copernicus Fellowship — The Michener Copernicus Fellowship is a literary award. Past recipients include: Anthony Swofford[1] Peter Craig[2] Emily Barton[3] Brett Ellen Brock[4] Justin Kramon[5] Ma … Wikipedia
