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Person Detail: Will Durant
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| Full Name: Will Durant | ||
| Biography: (1885-1981) Writer, historian. Will Durant co-wrote, "The Story of Civilization," with Ariel Durant. In 1917 he was an instructor at Columbia University. He lived in Nassau County and in Staten Island and spent his summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York. |
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| 1919 |
Ulster County Mr. Durant spent summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York. |
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| 1885 |
(Unknown) County William James Durant was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1885. |
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| 1981 |
(Unknown) County Will Durant died on November 7, 1981. |
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| 1917 |
New York County Mr. Durant was an instructor at Columbia University. |
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| 1935 |
(Unknown) County The Story Of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, Vol. 1 (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County The Story Of Philosophy: The Lives And Opinions Of The World's Greatest Philosophers (Pub: Garden City Pub. Co., Inc. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1927 |
(Unknown) County Transition: A Sentimental Story Of One Mind And One Era (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1930 |
(Unknown) County The Case for India (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1931 |
(Unknown) County Adventures in Genius (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1953 |
(Unknown) County The Pleasures of Philosophy (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1981 |
(Unknown) County Will Durant was interred at West Wood Memorial Village in Los Angeles, California, with his beloved wife, Ariel. |
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| 1939 |
Ulster County Mr. Durant spent the summer of 1939 in a rented house near Woodstock, New York, while writing "Caesar and Christ." |
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| 1939 |
(Unknown) County The Story Of Civilization: The Life of Greece, Vol. 2 (Pub: Simon and Schuster ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1944 |
(Unknown) County The Story of Civilization: Caesar and Christ, Vol. 3 (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1950 |
(Unknown) County The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith, Vol. 4 (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1953 |
(Unknown) County The Story of Civilization: The Renaissance, Vol. 5 (Pub: Simon & Schuster ISBN: ) History. |
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Nassau County Mr. Durant lived in Nassau County, New York. |
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Richmond County Mr. Durant lived in Staten Island, New York. |
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