Thornwell Jacobs

Thornwell Jacobs

male, deceased (1956)
Educator, American, OglethorpeUniversity, Guinness Book of Records, Crypt of Civilization
Thornwell Jacobs (February 15, 1877- August 4, 1956) was an American academic. He is the refounder and president of Oglethorpe University, where he...
James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

male, deceased (1785)
royal charter, Province of Georgia, member of parliament, anne, British Army general, American…Theophilus Oglethorpe, James Edward Oglethorpe, OglethorpeUniversity
James Edward Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 - June 30 1785) was an English general, a philanthropist, and a founder of the state of Georgia. He was...
Duane Hanson

Duane Hanson

male, deceased (1996)
whitney museum, Bremerhaven, Germany, Simulacra, saatchi gallery, monte carlo, middle east…OglethorpeUniversity, art professor at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, professor at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta
Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925 - January 6, 1996) was an artist based in South Florida, a sculptor known for his life-sized realistic works of...
David-Matthew Barnes

David-Matthew Barnes

male, 39 years old
Playwright, The Common Bond, Theatre Communications Group, Queens University of Charlotte, Dramatists Guild of America, OglethorpeUniversity
David-Matthew Barnes (born on September 3, 1970 in Torrance, California) is the author of over forty stage plays, two collections of poetry and the...
Luke Appling

Luke Appling

male, deceased (1991)
Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Crackers, American League batting champion, Major league shortstop, from North Carolina, baseball hall of fame…OglethorpeUniversity, Oglethorpe College
Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 - January 3, 1991) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the...
Joseph Leconte

Joseph Leconte

male, deceased (1901)
Harvard University, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Sarah Elizabeth Le Conte, Caroline Eaton Le Conte, Emma Florence Le Conte, Joseph Nisbet Le Conte…University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, University of Georgia alumni, University of Georgia faculty, OglethorpeUniversity
Joseph Le Conte (February 26 1823 - June 6 1901) was an American geologist. Of Huguenot descent, he was born in Liberty County, Georgia to Louis Le...
Charles Weltner

Charles Weltner

male, deceased (1992)
Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) justice, House of Representatives, Columbia University alumni, democratic party, United States Army, brown v. board of education…OglethorpeUniversity
Charles Weltner (December 17, 1927 - August 31, 1992) was a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Weltner was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He...

Benjamin M. Palmer

male, deceased (1902)
University of Georgia, Presbyterian, Columbia, Amherst College, Theologian, from Louisiana…University of Georgia alumni, OglethorpeUniversity, Oglethorpe University alumni
Benjamin Morgan Palmer (January 25, 1818 - May 25, 1902), an acclaimed orator and Bible-based theologian, was the first moderator of the...
Al Wingo

Al Wingo

male, deceased (1964)
Major League Baseball, Major League left fielder, Detroit Tigers player, Philadelphia Athletics player, catcher, Philadelphia Athletics…OglethorpeUniversity
Absalom Holbrook Wingo (May 6, 1898 - October 9, 1964), nicknamed "Red", was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919) and Detroit Tigers...

Tyler Prochnow

male
University of Denver, arena football league, neil smith, Hurricane Katrina, OglethorpeUniversity, Kansas City Brigade
C. Tyler Prochnow (born 1966, Port Chester, New York) is an American lawyer and sports agent who was the founder, co-owner and first president of...