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2 unusual facts about Weigel


Nicrophorus funerarius

Nicrophorus funerarius may be a species of burying beetle described by Weigel in 1808.

Weigel's

In 1938, management of the operation passed completely to Lynn B. and William W. Weigel, both men having graduated from the University of Tennessee's School of Dairy Science.


Jay Weigel

Weigel’s post-modern opera, Dawn in the Floating City, was presented at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in 2002.

For his third opera, 7 Days in Paradise, Weigel collaborated with Harold Sylvester.

Tim Weigel

For a brief time at WLS-TV (1981-1983), Weigel was a news anchor, but he largely was the station's lead sports anchor during his tenure at the station, which lasted from 1977 until December 1994, when he was fired to make way for Mark Giangreco.

Weigel Motors

For the 1908 French Grand Prix Weigel entered three four-cylinder cars, with engines displacing 12,781cc driven by Harrison, Laxen and Shannon.


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