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Walter Blair (other)
Walter Blair may refer to: * Walter Blair (baseball) (1883–1948), American baseball player * Walter Blair (folklorist) (1900–1992), American folklorist * Walter Dabney Blair (1877–1953), American architect * Walter Blair Jr. (1960–1993), American murderer {{hndis, Blair, Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Blair (baseball)
Walter Allen Blair (October 13, 1883 – August 20, 1948), nicknamed "Heavy", was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player born in Landrus, Pennsylvania who, after attending Bucknell University, played as a backup catcher for the New York Highlanders from through . He later got his chance to play regularly when played for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League during their only two seasons in and . It was for this team that he did appear as manager for two games, a doubleheader played on June 4, 1915, his team won one and lost one. Following his playing career he served as a baseball coach at the University of Pittsburgh and Bucknell University. He was inducted into the Bucknell Hall of Fame in 1987. Walter died at the age of 64 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and was buried at the Lewisburg City Cemetery. See also *List of Major League Baseball player–managers Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Blair (folklorist)
Walter Blair (April 21, 1900 – June 29, 1992) was a professor in the University of Chicago English department who was known for his study of American folklore, humor and tall tales. Born in Spokane, Washington, he graduated from Yale University undergrad in 1923 and got his Ph.D. in English from U of C in 1931. He taught at Chicago from 1929 to 1968, and served as the chairman of his department for nine of those years (1951-1960). Works included ''Native American Humor: 1800 to 1900'' (1937), ''Horse Sense in American Humor'' (1942), ''Tall Tale America: A Legendary History of Our Humorous Heroes'' (1944, multiple reprints), ''Half-Horse Half-Alligator: The Growth of the Mike Fink Legend'', ''Davy Crockett: Truth and Legend'', ''Mark Twain & Huck Finn'' (1960), and a mystery novel called ''Candidate for Murder'', the last of which was published under the pseudonym Mortimer Post. Notable students of Blair included Nobel laureate Saul Bellow and Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Roth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Dabney Blair
Walter Dabney Blair (June 14, 1877January 11, 1953) was an American architect. He designed several buildings in Charlottesville, Virginia and, with James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr., The Stahlman in Nashville, Tennessee, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Early life Blair was born on June 14, 1877, in Amelia, Virginia, near Richmond. He attended Richmond College, the University of Virginia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the École des Beaux-Arts. Career Blair taught Architectural Design at Cornell University in 1903–1904. He designed several buildings on the campus of the University of Virginia as well as the public library in Charlottesville. He also designed the Warner Library in Tarrytown, New York and the Edwin Gould Foundation building in New York City. With James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr., he designed The Stahlman in Nashville, Tennessee in 1906–1907. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With Personal life and death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |