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- David Austin SayreDavid Austin SayreDavid Austin Sayre was a prominent silversmith, banker and educator. Sayre is best remembered as founder of Sayre Female Institute.-Early life and education:...
(1793-1870), American silversmith, banker, and educator - Francis B. SayreFrancis B. SayreFrancis Bowes Sayre was a professor at Harvard Law School and a son-in-law of President Woodrow Wilson.-Biography:He was born on April 30, 1885....
(1885-1972), American ambassador and son-in-law of President Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... - Francis B. Sayre, Jr.Francis B. Sayre, Jr.The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr. was Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. for 27 years. He was the fourth grandchild of President Woodrow Wilson....
(1915-2008), Episcopal cleric and Dean of Washington Cathedral - Geoffrey Sayre-McCordGeoffrey Sayre-McCordGeoffrey Sayre-McCord is a philosopher who works in moral theory, meta-ethics, the history of ethics, and epistemology and has written extensively in these areas. He is known especially for his work on moral realism and on David Hume's moral theory. He has also written on contractualism...
(born 1956), American philosopher - James Willis SayreJames Willis SayreJ. Willis Sayre was an American theatre critic, journalist, arts promoter, and historian. A longtime resident of Seattle, Washington, Sayre was an influential figure in writing and conserving the history of theatre in Seattle.-Personal life:He was born James Willis Sayre in Washington, D.C...
(1877-1963), American theatre critic - Lewis Albert Sayre (1820-1900), American orthopedic surgeon
- Nora SayreNora SayreNora Clemens Sayre was an American film critic and essayist. She was a reviewer of films for The New York Times in the 1970s, and, from 1981, a writing teacher at Columbia University for many years...
(1932-2001), American film critic - Robert H. SayreRobert H. SayreRobert Heysham Sayre was vice president and chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He was also vice president and general manager of Bethlehem Iron Works, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporation...
(1824-1907), American businessman - Stephen SayreStephen SayreStephen Sayre was a member of a thousand-strong American community living in London at the time of the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775. A close associate of John Wilkes, the radical Lord Mayor of London, Sayre, a merchant and a city sheriff, is alleged to have planned to kidnap George...
(1736-1818), American revolutionary who allegedly planned to kidnap George III - Zelda Sayre (1900-1948), American novelist and wife of writer F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
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- Sayre, OklahomaSayre, OklahomaSayre is a city in and the county seat of Beckham County, in Western Oklahoma, the United States. It is half-way between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Amarillo, Texas on Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66. The population was 4,375 at the 2010 census....
, a town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States - Sayre, PennsylvaniaSayre, PennsylvaniaSayre is the largest borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, northwest of Scranton. In the past, various iron products were made there. In 1900, 5,243 people lived there; in 1910, 6,426 people lived there, and in 1940, 7,569 persons made their homes in Sayre. The population was 5,813 at the 2000...
, a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
See also
- Sayre FireSayre FireThe Sayre Fire, also known as the Sylmar Fire, is a November 2008 wildfire that resulted in the loss of 489 residences in Los Angeles, California, United States, the "worst loss of homes due to fire" in the city's history. The fire was first reported at 10:29 p.m. PDT on November 14, 2008, in the...
, a wildfire that burned near northern Los Angeles in 2008