Furman
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Furman may refer to the following:
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[edit] Places
- Furman University
- Furman, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, United States
- Furman, South Carolina, a town in Hampton County, United States
- Furman, Poland
[edit] People
- Ashrita Furman, American holder of more than 160 Guinness world records
- Dean Furman, South African footballer
- Gabriel Furman (state senator) (1800–1854), New york politician and historian
- Furman Bisher, American sports writer
- Semyon Furman (1920–1978), Soviet chess Grandmaster
- Simon Furman, British comic book writer
- William Henry Furman, the defendant in the 1972 case of Furman vs. Georgia
[edit] Other
- Furman, unit of angular measure equal to ⅟65536 (2-16) of a circle and named for Alan T. Furman
- Furman vs. Georgia, United States Supreme Court decision that temporarily abolished capital punishment in the U.S.
- Furman Sound, a pro audio equipment company based in Petaluma, California
- Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, a joint center at New York University School of Law and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service
[edit] See also
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