Butler, Robert N

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Butler is a noted gerontologist, psychiatrist, elderly-rights advocate and Pulitzer Prize winner for 'Why Survive?' The death of his grandfather/ guardian when he was a boy and respect for a family physician led him to his chosen field. He has been a leader in the fight against age discrimination.

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997

Aging, Research, Prevention, Biography, Authorship, Age discrimination, Gerontologists, Why Survive? (Book), Butler, Robert N.

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Pinsky, Robert

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Robert Pinsky was named poet laureate of the US in 1997 because of his simple and direct way of writing poetry. His popular poems that include 'An Explanation of America' and 'History of My Heart' cover both pedestrian events and universal subjects.

Author: Smith, Olive Jane

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1999

Poets laureate, Pinsky, Robert

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Butler, Robert N

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