Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

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* [[Quaesita Cromwell Drake]] (1889–1967), chemist who was a professor and chair of the chemistry department at the [[University of Delaware]] for 38 years<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eb3OAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA319 ''General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Vassar College, Volume 4''], p. 319. [[Vassar College]], The A. V. Haight Company, 1910. Accessed March 21, 2023. "Quaesita C. Drake, [born] Camden, N. J.; [residence while in college] Haddonfield, N. J., Camden and Atlantic City, N. J.; [present residence] 301 Market St. Camden."</ref>
* [[Margaret Giannini]] (1921–2021), physician and specialist in [[assistive technology]] and rehabilitation, who was the first director of the [[National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research|National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation Research]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iz3ua5G6-_EC&pg=PA116 "Oversight Hearings on the National Institute of Handicapped Research: Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor and the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, Hearings Held in Washington, D.C., on October 12, 1981"], [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1982. Accessed July 22, 2021. "Biographical Sketch Of Margaret J. Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P.... Personal: Born - Camden, New Jersey, May 27, 1921"</ref>
* [[Elie Honig]] (born 1975), attorney and [[CNN]] senior legal analyst<ref>Baxter, Christopher. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2013/03/nj_gotti_mobster_mafia_honig.html "New N.J. chief of criminal prosecutions sharpened skills battling N.Y. mobsters"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 24, 2013. Accessed January 12, 2023. "Honig was born in Camden. His mother was a social worker, and when he was 2 months old, he attended his father’s graduation from Rutgers School of Law."</ref>
* [[Richard Hollingshead]] (1900–1975), [[Invention|inventor]] of the [[drive-in theater]]<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/31/nyregion/the-last-drive-in-in-new-jersey-is-fading-to-black.html "The Last Drive-In in New Jersey Is Fading to Black"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 31, 1991. Accessed January 17, 2012. "The first drive-in was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead Jr. of Camden, who experimented by mounting a movie projector on the roof of his car to show home movies on the side of a building."</ref>
* [[Aaron McCargo Jr.]] (born 1971), chef and television personality who hosts ''[[Big Daddy's House]]'', a [[cooking show]] on [[Food Network]]<ref>[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Dato=20080716&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=807160805&Ref=PH "McCargo Cooks!"]. Portal to gallery of photographs (11) related to [[Aaron McCargo Jr.]] ''[[Courier-Post]]''. July 16, 2008. Accessed December 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Dato=20090126&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=901260803&Ref=PH "Aaron McCargo Cooking Lesson"]. Portal to gallery of photographs (18) related to [[Aaron McCargo Jr.]] ''[[Courier-Post]]''. January 26, 2009. Accessed December 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaronmccargo.com/bio Aaron McCargo Jr.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707072613/http://www.aaronmccargo.com/bio|date=July 7, 2011}}. Accessed December 27, 2009.</ref><ref>LaGorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/nyregion/30dinenj.html "For Cooks Who Compete, the Challenges of Fame"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 28, 2011. Accessed July 2, 2012. "Aaron McCargo Jr., the bold-flavor-favoring winner of season 4 of Food Network's ''Next Food Network Star,'' did. Mr. McCargo has had his own show, ''Big Daddy's House,'' since 2008; the network guaranteed him six episodes as a result of his win. 'It's rocking along,' said Mr. McCargo, 38, a native of Camden who still lives in the area but will not disclose where."</ref>
* [[Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt]] (1906–2003), [[classical archaeologist]] and a scholar of [[Architecture of Ancient Greece|Greek]] architectural ornamentation and mouldings<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=289 ''A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930–1980''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124234612/http://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=289 |date=November 24, 2011 }}, p. 289. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Meritt, Lucy Shoe 48–49, 50–73 HS, Classical Archaeology Born 1906 Camden, NJ."</ref>
* [[Newton Morton]] (1929–2018), population geneticist<ref>Sherman, Stephanie L., et al. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8175862/ "Newton E. Morton (1929–2018)"], ''[[American Journal of Human Genetics]]'', June 7, 2018. Accessed May 28, 2024. "Morton was born in 1929 in Camden, New Jersey, to parents who descended from the pilgrims of Massachusetts."</ref>
* [[Thomas J. Osler]] (1940–2023), mathematician, former national champion distance runner and author<ref>[https://today.rowan.edu/news/2009/09/it-all-adds-running-teaching-and-math.html "It All Adds Up: Running, teaching and math."], [[Rowan University]], September 16, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2020. "A Camden native who'd been considering a career in engineering, Dr. Osler suddenly had an opportunity, while still an undergraduate himself, to teach his first calculus course."</ref>
* [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]] (1933–2015), game show host and television personality<ref>Clothier, Gary. [http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/feb/12/ask-mr-know-it-all/ "Ask Mr. Know It All"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929212730/http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/feb/12/ask-mr-know-it-all/ |date=September 29, 2012 }}, ''[[Youngstown Vindicator]]'', February 12, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2012. "Jim Perry was born in 1933 in Camden, N.J. He was a talented athlete in high school. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Perry became a singer, taking over for Eddie Fisher at Grossingers in the Catskill Mountains."</ref>
* [[Dorcas Reilly]] (1926–2018), chef, homemaker and inventor, best known for popularizing the [[green bean casserole]]<ref>Zraick, Karen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/obituaries/dorcas-reilly-dead-green-bean-casserole.html 'Dorcas Reilly, Creator of the Classic American Green-Bean Casserole, Dies at 92"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 24, 2018. Accessed November 29, 2024. "Dorcas Lillian Bates was born on July 22, 1926, in Woodbury, N.J.... She and her brother, Linwood Tomlinson Bates, grew up in Glassboro, N.J., and Camden."</ref>
* [[Tommy Roberts (sports broadcaster)|Tommy Roberts]] (1928–2024), radio and TV broadcaster who launched [[simulcast]] in 1984, a television feed of horse races to racetracks, casinos and [[off-track betting]] facilities, enabling gamblers to watch and bet on live racing from all over the world<ref>Goldstein, Stan. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/181566995/ "At the Starting Gate: A Camden TV Network"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 4, 1972. Accessed January 9, 2020. "Unless you're Tommy Roberts, a canny East Camden native with a flair for fashion, a gift for gab and an insistent 'can do' attitude."</ref>
* [[Howard Unruh]] (1921–2009), 1949 mass murderer<ref name="Unruh"/>
* [[Richard Valeriani]] (1932–2018), former White House correspondent and diplomatic correspondent with [[NBC News]] in the 1960s and 1970s<ref>Barnes, Mike. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-valeriani-dead-nbc-nightly-news-correspondent-was-85-1120960 "Richard Valeriani, Longtime 'NBC Nightly News' Correspondent, Dies at 85"], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', June 18, 2018. Accessed June 18, 2018. "A native of Camden, New Jersey, Valeriani attended Yale University on a full scholarship and served as sports editor of the ''Yale Daily News.''"</ref>
* [[Barbara Walden]] (born 1930), actress, dancer and businesswoman who founded one of the first American cosmetic companies offering products for Black women to be sold in major department stores<ref>Taylor, Angela. [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/08/archives/cosmetics-for-black-women-the-timing-was-right-chosen-but-dont.html "Cosmetics for Black Women: The Timing Was Right"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 8, 1978. Accessed February 2, 2025. "Barbara Walden was born in Camden, N.J., about 45 years ago, the daughter of a comfortably established businessman."</ref>
* [[Mary Schenck Woolman]] (1860–1940), pioneer in vocational education for women<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Woolman, Mary Schenck (1860–1940) |title=Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages |editor-first1=Anne |editor-last1=Commire | editor-first2=Deborah |editor-last2=Klezmer |volume=2 |publisher=Yorkin Publications |year=2007 |page=2027 |isbn=9780787693947 | oclc=71817179 |via=Gale eBooks |chapter-url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2588825195/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=9ff40669 |chapter-url-access=registration | access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Phil Zimmermann]] (born 1954), [[programmer]] who developed the [[Pretty Good Privacy]] method of [[data encryption]]<ref>[[Simson Garfinkel|Garfinkel, Simson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=cSe_0OnZqjAC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85 ''PGP: Pretty Good Privacy''], p. 85. [[O'Reilly Media]], Inc., 1995. {{ISBN|9781565920989}}. Accessed July 29, 2014. "Zimmermann was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1954, but his parents soon moved to southern Florida."</ref>
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