Caspar Wistar
Caspar Wistar , 1761-1818, American physician, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1786; grandson of Caspar Wistar (1696-1752), early Pennsylvania glassmaker. He taught (1789-91) at the College and Academy of Philadelphia, then at the Univ. of Pennsylvania organized (1791) by a merger of the college and academy with another institution. He wrote the first American textbook on anatomy, A System of Anatomy (2 vol., 1811-14), and left an anatomical collection that eventually passed to the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, founded by his great-nephew, Isaac J. Wistar. He was president (from 1815) of the American Philosophical Society, and his home was the weekly meeting place of students and scientists. The plant genus Wistaria was named in his honor.
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Nazi Ally, Hajj Amin Al Husseini, is Arafat's 'Hero'.
Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 8/6/2002; 346 words
; ...com In an interview Aug. 2 in Sharq al Awsat, a London Arabic daily, reprinted in the Palestinian daily Al Quds, Yasir Arafat called the Arab leader and Nazi ally, Hajj Amin Al Husseini, "our hero." Arafat referred to...
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Obituary: CORRECTION - Haj Amin al- Husseini
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/2/2001; 231 words
; Haj Amin al- Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, was not the grandfather of Faisal Husseini (obituary, 1 June), but a relation. Faisal Husseini was not born in Jerusalem, but in Baghdad.
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Al-Husseini, Haj Amin: Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 9/22/2008; ; 460 words
; Al-Husseini, Haj Amin Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam. David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann. New York: Random House...
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Faisal Husseini leaves behind dream of Jerusalem: He was from a prominent Jerusalem Palestinian family and was a central figure in the struggle for Palestinian statehood
Newspaper article from: The Arab American News; 6/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...centre-stage for the Palestinians and Husseini's formal role became marginal. Husseini was born on July 17, 1940 in Baghdad...Palestine his father, Abdel Khader al-Husseini, and a cousin, Haj Amin Husseini, then the Grand Mufti (senior...
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In Memoriam: Faisal Husseini (1940-2001)
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 7/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; IN MEMORIAM: Faisal Husseini (1940-2001) Donald...1945. Faisal Abdel Qader al-Husseini came from a distinguished...leaders. His uncle, Haj Amin Husseini, was the Grand Mufti...buried on the sacred Haram al-Sharif, the Jews...
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PLO Official Faisal Husseini, 60, Dies; Organization's Jerusalem Leader Embraced U.S.-Led Negotiations, Moderation
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...diplomat and peace advocate, called Mr. Husseini "a voice of sanity." Mr. Husseini was born July 17, 1940, in Baghdad...had expelled his father, Abdel Khader al-Husseini, and a cousin, Haj Amin Husseini, then the grand mufti, or...
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PALESTINE - May 31 - Husseini Dies.(Faisal Husseini, Palestinian Authority official)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder; 6/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...Palestine hero Abdel Khader Husseini, and a cousin, Haj Amin Husseini, then the grand mufti of Jerusalem...black flags took their place. Husseini was buried on June 1 alongside...father and grand-father at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem...
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Husseini death 'tremendous blow to the peace process'
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Husseini was the son of Abdel Kader Husseini, who commanded the Arab forces...age 40. His grandfather, Kasim Husseini, was Jerusalem's mayor during the British mandate. Hajj Amin al- Husseini, the notorious mufti of Jerusalem...
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Obituary: Faisal Husseini
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; FAISAL HUSSEINI was not just a Palestinian. His family...to intifada. His grandfather was Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who sought...Jewish immigration to Palestine, Haj Amin would have been astonished to know that...
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US museum draws flak for pro-Nazi mufti bio. Group charges documented facts about al-Husseini glossed over to be politically correct
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 3/18/2009; ; 700 words
; ...charges documented facts about al-Husseini glossed over to be politically...biographical entry for the mufti, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, on the museum's Web site...Museum Watch, said on Tuesday. Husseini encouraged Arabs in Mandatory...
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Amin al- Husseini
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amin al- Husseini , 1896?-1974, Arab political and...was flown to Rome. Then, in Berlin, Husseini broadcast Nazi propaganda and helped...moved again to Lebanon. Also called Haj Amin al-Husseini, he retired from public life after...
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