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Highet

American  
[hahy-it] / ˈhaɪ ɪt /

noun

  1. Gilbert, 1906–78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.


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To bring these lessons more fully to life for students, Mr. Highet cast most of the principal roles with faculty members: people the students would know in a different context.

From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012

“Once we decided that Kelly should play Roma,” Mr. Highet explained, “that meant that Lingk should be a woman too.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012

He's really very witty," said Highet, "but has he been taught that way?

From Time Magazine Archive

Five years later, Highet was invited to lecture at Columbia, and the Highets moved to New York with their three-year-old son Keith, now 32 and a Manhattan lawyer.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a beautiful dribbler, after the style of Mr. T. C. Highet; went right ahead with the ball close at his toe, and was the most difficult man to tackle in the Rangers.

From Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches by David Drummond Bone

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