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Albert Seaton BERRY, Congress, KY (1836-1908)

BERRY Albert Seaton , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Fairfield (now Dayton), Campbell County, Ky., May 13, 1836; attended the public schools; was graduated from Miami University, Oxford,…

Berry, Martha McChesney

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Martha McChesney, 1866–1942, American educator and philanthropist, b. near Rome, Ga., Ph.D. Univ. of Georgia, 1920. Determined to provide educational opportunities for…

Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deBerry, Charles Ferdinand, duc deshärl fĕrdēnäNˈ, dük [key]Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de də bĕrēˈ [key], 1778–1820, younger son of Charles, comte d'…

Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse deBerry, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse dekärôlēnˈ fĕrdēnäNd lwēz, düshĕsˈ də bĕrēˈ [key], 1798–1870, wife of the French prince,…

Berry, former province, France

(Encyclopedia) BerryBerrybĕrēˈ [key], former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns. Cattle are raised on the Champagne Berrichonne, a semiarid plateau…

Berry, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…

Berry, Wendell Erdman

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Wendell Erdman, 1934–, American farmer, environmentalist, and writer, b. Henry co., Ky., grad. Univ of Kentucky (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He taught at various colleges including…

Cher, department, France

(Encyclopedia) Cher Cher shĕr [key], department, central France, in Berry. Chief cities are Vierzon and…

Berry, Richard

songwriterBirthplace: Extension, S.C.Born: 1935Died: 1997