Researching Gary Snyder
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Snyder surname? In that year Snyder was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gary means "spear carrier" and is of English origin.
Records of Gary Snyder on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gary Snyder and the Snyder Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 121 people with the Snyder surname in the UK? Snyder is now ranked number 3929 for popularity in the UK. |
Snyder Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 167104 people with the Snyder surname in the USA? Snyder is ranked number 102 for popularity in the USA. |
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Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American man of letters. Perhaps best known as a poet (his early work has been associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance), he is also an essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist with anarchoprimitivist leanings. He has been described as the "poet laureate of Deep Ecology". Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Book Award. His work, in his various roles, reflects an immersion in both Buddhist spirituality and nature. He has translated literature into English from ancient Chinese and modern Japanese. For many years, Snyder was an academic at the University of California, Davis and for a time served as a member of the California Arts Council.
Source: Gary Snyder, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Snyder
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