Shaffer

British

/ ˈʃæfə /

noun

Sir Peter. born 1926, British dramatist. His plays include The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973), Amadeus (1979), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992)

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Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Amadeus, written by Peter Shaffer, is set to open at the New Theatre in Cardiff in March next year, before transferring to London the following month as part of Welsh National Theatre's 2027/28 programme.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It was later, “when their music got more sophisticated, like with ‘Rubber Soul,’ that’s when I started to get it,” Shaffer said.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

“We are very proud of the design because it’s an homage to our first responders,” Shaffer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Today the AT is a wilderness by design—actually, by fiat, since many of the properties Shaffer passed were later compulsorily purchased and quietly returned to woodland.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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