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Detroit, as seen from Windsor, Canada. The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. This list includes notable people who were born, have lived, or worked in and around Detroit as well as its metropolitan area.
John Krebs is the son of Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, the German biochemist who described the uptake and release of energy in cells (the Krebs cycle). [6] He was educated at the City of Oxford High School, and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he obtained a BA degree in 1966, upgraded to an MA degree in 1970, and received a DPhil degree in 1970.
John Von Casper "Jack" Wyrtzen (April 22, 1913 – April 17, 1996) was an American youth evangelist and founder of Word of Life ministries, which operates Christian camps, conference centers and Bible institutes. Wyrtzen produced the Word of Life radio program, heard by a nationwide audience. He led the organization for fifty years until his ...
Scott was left a sizable fortune by his father who invested in Detroit real estate. [2] According to contemporaries, Scott gambled and told off-color stories. He was described by twentieth-century author W. Hawkins Ferry as a "vindictive, scurrilous misanthrope" [3] who attempted to intimidate his business competitors and when this was unsuccessful, he filed suit.
Sandusky – Wyandot word "saundustee" meaning "water". [64] Saranac – Abenaki word "zalônák:tégw" meaning "staghorn sumac cone river". [65] Saugatuck – Indian word "so'hktuk" meaning "river that pours out". [66] Township of Saugatuck; Scio. Township of Scio Township; Sciota; Sebewa – Indian word meaning "little creek". Village of Sebewa
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
The prosperity of the city in the time after the Civil War allowed Detroit to develop a municipal water system, using water from the Detroit River. [5] In 1868, the city began developing Water Works Park, on Jefferson Avenue near at the foot of Cadillac Boulevard. The main function of the site was to provide water to the municipal system, but ...
A fake obituary was posted for Slim Shady ahead of Eminem's upcoming 12th LP scheduled to be released this summer, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).” Obituary for Eminem alter ego ...