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Matthiessen

American  
[math-uh-suhn] / ˈmæθ ə sən /

noun

  1. Peter, 1927–2014, U.S. novelist and travel writer.


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“Longmeadow, nestled in the heart of Irvington’s prestigious Matthiessen Park, is a true showstopper—a timeless example of Hudson River grandeur,” the listing says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

The biography shows Matthiessen chasing these passions in the desperate manner of someone seeking an ultimate truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Larry Rivers, Helen Frankenthaler, Lucas Matthiessen — who cherished O’Hara as a father figure, and whom Calhoun calls “the moral heart of these interviews” — a long, glittering roll call.

From Washington Post Jun. 17, 2022

Twenty-five miles northeast of Boym’s weekend home, in the hamlet of Elizaville, New York, Peter Matthiessen Wheelwright was finding it necessary to finish his second novel.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2022

Fitzpatrick confirmed Matthiessen’s chief result, and obtained values for the resistivity of hard-drawn copper which, when corrected for temperature variation, are in entire agreement with those of Matthiessen at the same temperature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various

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