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Mitchell, Joni
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joni, 1943–, Canadian-American songwriter, singer, guitarist, poet, and painter, b. MacLeod (now Fort Macleod), Alta., as…Mitchell, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Maria, 1818–89, American astronomer and educator, b. Nantucket, Mass. Mitchell taught school in Nantucket, and later became a librarian. On Oct. 1, 1847, Mitchell discovered…John Joseph MITCHELL, Congress, MA (1873-1925)
MITCHELL John Joseph , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Mass., May 9, 1873; attended the public schools, Boston College, and the Albany Law School; was…Mitchell, Joan
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joan, 1926–92, American abstract painter, b. Chicago, studied Smith College, Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). A vibrant colorist, she was one of the…Mitchell, Peter Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Peter Dennis, 1920–92, British chemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1950. A professor at the Univ. of Edinburgh (1955–63), Mitchell was named director of Glynn Research Laboratories in…Mitchell, William
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, William (Billy Mitchell), 1879–1936, American army officer and pilot, b. Nice, France. He enlisted (1898) in the U.S. army in the Spanish-American War and received a…Palmer, Alexander Mitchell
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Alexander MitchellPalmer, Alexander Mitchellpäˈmər [key], 1872–1936, American politician, b. Moosehead, Pa. Admitted (1893) to the bar, he built up a large law practice, became…Mitchell
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, city (1990 pop. 13,798), seat of Davison co., SE S.Dak.; inc. 1881. Mitchell is a trade, distribution, and shipping center for a dairy and livestock area. Its industries…business cycles
(Encyclopedia) business cycles, fluctuations in economic activity characterized by periods of rising and falling fiscal health. During a business cycle, an economy grows, reaches a peak, and then…Coxetter, Louis Mitchell
(Encyclopedia) Coxetter, Louis MitchellCoxetter, Louis Mitchellkŏkˈsətər [key], 1818–73, Confederate privateersman and blockade-runner, b. Nova Scotia. He settled in Charleston, S.C., and in the…Trending
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