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Clare Eugene HOFFMAN, Congress, MI (1875-1967)

HOFFMAN Clare Eugene , a Representative from Michigan; born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pa., September 10, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of…

Elmer Joseph HOFFMAN, Congress, IL (1899-1976)

HOFFMAN Elmer Joseph , a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm in Du Page County, near Wheaton, Ill., July 7, 1899; attended the public schools of Wheaton; enlisted in the Artillery Corps…

Harold Giles HOFFMAN, Congress, NJ (1896-1954)

HOFFMAN Harold Giles , A Representative from New Jersey; born in South Amboy, N.J., February 7, 1896; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the South Amboy High School in 1913; engaged…

Henry William HOFFMAN, Congress, MD (1825-1895)

HOFFMAN Henry William , a Representative from Maryland; born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., November 10, 1825; attended the public schools and Allegany County Academy; was graduated from…

Josiah Ogden HOFFMAN, Congress, NY (1793-1856)

HOFFMAN Josiah Ogden , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, May 3, 1793; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Columbia College in 1812; served for three years in…

Erdös, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Erdös, PaulErdös, Paulĕrˈdös [key], 1913–96, Hungarian mathematician, b. Budapest. A child prodigy, he was mostly home-schooled by his parents—both teachers of mathematics—until he…

Year in Review, 2015

Top events for the nation and the world Slideshows News of the Nation Photo source: AP Photo/Eric Gay Campaign 2016, San Bernardino shooting, Boston…

Agnon, S. Y.

(Encyclopedia) Agnon, S. Y. (Shmuel Yosef Agnon)Agnon, S. Y.shm&oomacr;ˈĕl yōˈsəf ägnōnˈ; yōˈzəf [key], 1888–1970, Israeli writer, b. Buczacz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Buchach, Ukraine), as…