Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain...
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On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a local police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina...
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Duke of Buccleuch (redirect from Walter Scott, Lord Esdaill)
the family traced their descent back to a Sir Richard le Scott (1240–1285). Sir Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch (died 1552) distinguished himself...
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Walter Simon Notheis, Jr. (February 7, 1943 – December 27, 1983), best remembered by his stage name of Walter Scott, was an American singer who fronted...
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Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist. Walter Scott may also refer to: Walter Scott, 4th Baron of Buccleuch (1549–1574) Sir Walter...
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Walter Scott Jr. (May 21, 1931 – September 25, 2021) was an American billionaire businessman, civil engineer, philanthropist, and CEO of Kiewit Corporation...
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Statue of Walter Scott may refer to: Statue of Sir Walter Scott, Perth Statue of Walter Scott (New York City) Scott Monument, Edinburgh Scott Statue (disambiguation)...
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The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010. At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the...
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Walter Scott MacFarlane (1896–1979) was a Canadian soldier and bard who composed poetry and songs exploring faith, love, war and peace, the loss of comrades...
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historically associated with two specific "Scotts": Scottish author Sir Walter Scott and, later, US general Winfield Scott. It is a catchphrase of the fictional...
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Walter Scott Story (June 23, 1879 – June 23, 1955) was an author of children's books and over 140 pulp magazine stories and novelettes. He was born in...
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The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after...
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Walter Grant Scott, FRSE is a Scottish investment manager, nuclear physicist, rowing enthusiast, and founder of the global equity management business Walter...
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Walter Scott (born 2 October 1999), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a left back for A-League Men club Macarthur FC. In October 2018...
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Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007)...
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Sir Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch (murdered 1552) Sir Walter Scott, 4th Baron of Buccleuch (d. 1574) Sir Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch...
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Thomas Walter Scott (October 27, 1867 – March 23, 1938) was the first premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916. Scott was Saskatchewan's second longest-serving...
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Walter Scott (31 December 1724 – 25 January 1793) was the Scottish MP for Roxburghshire from 1747 till April 1765. Walter Scott was born 31 December 1724...
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Walter Edward Perry Scott (September 20, 1872 – January 5, 1954), also known as Death Valley Scotty, was a prospector, performer, and con man who was...
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Scottish solicitor, editor and publisher who worked for his friend Sir Walter Scott. His brother John Ballantyne (1774–1821) was also with the publishing...
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SS Sir Walter Scott is a small steamship that has provided pleasure cruises and a ferry service on Loch Katrine in the scenic Trossachs of Scotland for...
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Romance (prose fiction) (section Walter Scott)
frequently, but not exclusively, take the form of the historical novel. Walter Scott describes romance as a "kindred term", and many European languages do...
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shooting of Walter Scott (no relation), Scott urged the Senate to hold hearings on police body cameras.[better source needed] In 2017, Scott was one of...
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Women's Prize for Fiction, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Walter Scott Prize, and the Orange Prize. In 2010, she was named one of the 12 best...
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Mirkwood (section In Walter Scott's Waverley)
Mirkwood is any of several great dark forests in novels by Sir Walter Scott and William Morris in the 19th century, and by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 20th...
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Bishop of St Andrews. Michael Scott "The Wizard" (1175 – c.1232) was a real-life scholar and philosopher, whom Walter Scott described in The Lay of the...
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coal plants. MidAmerican Energy is the developer and operator of the Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center, a four-unit coal-fired power plant based in Council...
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BBC News. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014". Walter Scott Prize. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on...
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Walter Scott of Harden (1550 – 1629), also known as Auld Wat, was a notorious border reiver along the Anglo-Scottish border in the 16th century. The son...
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Walter Scott (born 1985) is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist. He is known for the Wendy trilogy of graphic novels, published by Drawn & Quarterly. A...
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