Central High School, Philadelphia, PA

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Central High School, Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Philadelphia, PA

Founding Date:
1836

Enrollment:
2400

Official Website:
http://www.centralhigh.net/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philip Casnoff TV Personality 3-Aug-1953 Dr. Robert Jackson on Strong Medicine

Noam Chomsky Linguist 7-Dec-1928 Linguist, dissident intellectual

Sam Dash Government c. 1923 29-May-2004 Chief counsel, Senate Watergate committee

Richard Dunham Journalist c. 1956 Business Week

Douglas Feith Government 16-Jul-1953 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-05

Edwin J. Houston Inventor 9-Jul-1847 1-Mar-1914 Thomson-Houston Electric Company

Louis Kahn Architect 20-Feb-1901 17-Mar-1974 Prominent architect

Tom Lewis Politician 26-Oct-1924 1-Aug-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1983-95

Alain Locke Author 13-Sep-1886 9-Jun-1954 Leader in the Harlem Renaissance

Teller Magician 14-Feb-1948 The nonspeaking half of Penn and Teller

Howard M. Temin Scientist 10-Dec-1934 9-Feb-1994 Tumor viruses and host genetics

Elihu Thomson Inventor 29-Mar-1853 13-Mar-1937 Electric welding and A/C motors

William S. Vare Politician 24-Dec-1867 7-Aug-1934 Philadelphia political boss

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Edwin J. Houston Inventor 9-Jul-1847 1-Mar-1914 Thomson-Houston Electric Company

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