Schlesinger


Arthur Meier
[mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
his son, Arthur Meier, Jr. 1917–2007, U.S. historian and writer.
John Richard, 1926–2003, English film director.
Contemporary Examples

Schlesinger said he was not familiar with studies showing health spending growing at historically low rates.
GOP Shies Away From Obamacare Repeal Kaiser Health News August 24, 2014

Throughout, we see Schlesinger navigating the blurry lines of historian, participant, observer, and observee.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK Ted Widmer October 26, 2013

After wandering into the room where Jackie was making the recording, Schlesinger asked the 3-year-old about what happened to JFK.
8 Most Fascinating Jackie Moments Alex Berg September 13, 2011

Neither White nor Sorensen nor Schlesinger deserve blanket condemnations.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth Ira Stoll November 9, 2013

Schlesinger spends his time sculpting—and several ceramic works can now be seen alongside the photographs in his new show.
Peter Schlesinger, David Hockney’s Muse, Shows New Works in L.A. Isabel Wilkinson January 26, 2012

Historical Examples

Gutmann says that Chopin on his return from Majorca asked Schlesinger for better terms.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician Frederick Niecks

It was published by Schlesinger in Berlin and Paris in 1822.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) Alexander Wheelock Thayer

So we agreed to give Dr. Schlesinger an opportunity to convince us that he was a man of rare endowments, as he pretended to be.
Do the Dead Return? Anonymous

Dr. Schlesinger closed his eyes and appeared to fall into a light slumber.
Do the Dead Return? Anonymous

With joy he took leave of Schlesinger and his few Parisian intimates, and set out for Germany, his fatherland.
Wagner as I Knew Him Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

noun
John (Richard). 1926–2003, British film and theatre director. Films include Billy Liar (1963), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), and Eye for an Eye (1995)

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