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Robert Hutchison Finch (* 9. Oktober 1925 in Tempe, Arizona; † 10. Oktober 1995 in Pasadena, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Republikanische Partei ). Er gehörte dem Kabinett von Präsident Richard Nixon als Gesundheits-, Bildungs- und Wohlfahrtsminister an.
Robert Hutchinson Finch (October 9, 1925 – October 10, 1995) was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge, California. In 1967, he served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of California. Following Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1968, he was appointed Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1969.
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He was born in New Jersey and grew up in West Virginia. He has lived in Cape Cod since 1971 and has written several books about the nature, natural and human histories of Cape Cod. His first book, Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod (1981), was nominated for the Pulitzer Prizefor non-fiction in 1982. Robert Finch has served as publications direc...
Nomination for Pulitzer Prize (Common Ground, 1981)Fellowship, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 1982New England Literary Lights Award, Associates of the Boston Public Library, 1999New England Booksellers Association Non-Fiction Award for 2001Annie Dillardsaid: "Robert Finch is one of our finest observers...I admire his essays very much for their strength, subtlety, and above all their geniality."
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1. Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod, W. W. Norton, 1981. ISBN 9780393311792. 2. The Primal Place, W. W. Norton, 1983. ISBN 9780393016239. 3. Outlands: Journey to the Outer Edges of Cape Cod (1986) (ISBN 0879237422) 4. Advisory Editor, On Nature (Daniel Halpern, Ed.), North Point Press, 1987. 5. The Norton Book of Nature Writing (Co-Editor), W. W. Norton (1990, Second Edition, 2002) (co-edited with John Elder) (ISBN 0393027996) 6. The Cape Itself (with photographs by Ralph Mackenzie), W....
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10. Mai 2024 · Robert Finch (born May 14, 1900, Freeport, New York, U.S.—died June 11, 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was an American-born Canadian poet whose gift for satire found an outlet in lyrics characterized by irony, metaphysical wit, complex imagery, and a strong sense of form.
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Robert Finch is a US-based writer who explores the intersection of nature and human nature in his essays. He has published eight books of nature writing, co-edited an anthology, and received several awards and honors for his work.
Robert Finch has 73 books on Goodreads with 6245 ratings. Robert Finch’s most popular book is Norton Book of Nature Writing.
Widely regarded as one of America’s leading nature writers, Robert Finch has published eight books of essays and is co-editor of The Norton Book of Nature Writing. His weekly radio commentaries have been broadcast since 2005 on WCAI, the Woods Hole NPR affiliate of WGBH, and for which he received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for ...
