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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

Matthiessen considered his nonfiction career a sidelight to his real literary endeavors.

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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