The Resume

Will Durant (November 5, 1885-November 7, 1981), born in North Adams, Massachusetts
Ariel Durant (May 10, 1898-October 25, 1981), born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Ariel's birth name was Chaya Kaufman
Will wrote 'The Story of Philosophy' (1926)
Together wrote 'The Lessons of History' (1968), 'A Dual Autobiography' (1977) and the 11-volume 'Story of Civilization' (1935-75)

Why they might be annoying:

They married when she was a 15-year-old student and he was her 28-year-old teacher.
She almost missed their wedding because she roller skated to the ceremony.
Although Ariel contributed to 'The Story of Civilization' from the start, she did not receive co-author credit until the seventh volume.
In the introduction to the first volume of 'The Story of Civilization,' Will wrote, 'Every chapter, every paragraph in this book will offend or amuse some patriotic or esoteric soul.'

Why they might not be annoying:

Their books made philosophy and history accessible to the general public.
Will wrote a pro-integration 'Declaration of Interdependence' a decade before the start of the civil rights movement.
After 66 years of marriage, they died within two weeks of each other.
Asked at age 92 if he could summarize the lessons of history in one sentence, Will responded, 'Love one another. My final lesson of history is the same as that of Jesus.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.C. or A.D.
• Battyx3's Least Annoying
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 16]
• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 15)
• Dual Profiles
• Historians
• I Adopted a Child
• I am Ukrainian
• I Attended Columbia
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 83)
• I Died in 1981 (Ranked: 96)
• I Died Less Than a Year After My Spouse (Ranked: 7)
• I Lived on Staten Island
• I Was Hot For My Student
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• I'm Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx
• Look at My Book Cover
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• Profiles 24251-24500 (Ranked: 24301)
• Teachers
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19811025)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 253 Votes: 52.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying