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    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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    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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  • 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 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    cycle of poems published in 1762, inspiring both Goethe and the young Walter Scott. Thomas Chatterton is generally considered the first Romantic poet in...
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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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