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'''Emil Ganz''' (d. [[1922]]) was the three-time [[mayor]] of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. |
'''Emil Ganz''' (d. [[1922]]) was the three-time [[mayor]] of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. |
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He fought in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] during the [[American Civil War]], on the Confederate side. From a German Jewish background, he was an [[atheist]], and brought his children up as atheists. |
He fought in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] during the [[American Civil War]], on the Confederate side. From a German Jewish background, he was an [[atheist]], and brought his children up as atheists.{{fact}} |
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In 2001, professional historian [[Mark Pry]] wrote a biography of Ganz, ''Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz''. The book was commissioned by granddaughter [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], a television producer who co-created ''[[Sesame Street]]''; the biography is part of her papers, donated to the Schlesinger Library at [[Harvard University]]. |
In 2001, professional historian [[Mark Pry]] wrote a biography of Ganz, ''Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz''. The book was commissioned by granddaughter [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], a television producer who co-created ''[[Sesame Street]]''; the biography is part of her papers, donated to the Schlesinger Library at [[Harvard University]]. |
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Revision as of 03:35, 13 May 2008
Emil Ganz (d. 1922) was the three-time mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.
He fought in Georgia during the American Civil War, on the Confederate side. From a German Jewish background, he was an atheist, and brought his children up as atheists.[citation needed]
In 2001, professional historian Mark Pry wrote a biography of Ganz, Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz. The book was commissioned by granddaughter Joan Ganz Cooney, a television producer who co-created Sesame Street; the biography is part of her papers, donated to the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.
External links
- Barbara Yost, "Right place, right time". The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, 23 March 2001.
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