Nell Scovell

The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from Hungary, Pulitzer struck it rich by combining the 'St. Louis Post' and the 'St. Louis Dispatch' to make the - wait for it - 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

American Journalist

Jeffrey Kluger

The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves.

American Writer

Bequest refers to a transfer of personal property after one passes away.

Posthumous Giving

A bequest often involves money or items like jewelry, but can include anything owned.

Material or Money

A bequest is only valid if it's specified in a legal document called a will.

Will Specific

Use 'bequest' in legal and formal discussions surrounding inheritance and wills.

Legal Terminology

In academic texts, 'bequest' might refer to historical transfers of property or wealth.

Academic Usage

Bequests can be made to charities or organizations, not just individuals.

Charitable Acts

 finance expensive medical procedures, reside in neighborhoods with higher amenities, exert political influence through campaign finance, purchase better legal counsel if confronted with an expensive criminal justice system, leave a bequest