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John W. Heisman

John W. HeismanBorn: Oct. 23, 1869Football coached at 9 colleges from 1892-1927; won 185 games; Director of Athletics at Downtown Athletic Club in NYC (1928-36); DAC named Heisman Trophy…

Robert W. Sarnoff

Robert W. Sarnoffmedia executiveBorn: 7/2/1918Birthplace: New York City Son of David Sarnoff, a pioneer in radio and television who had organized NBC in 1926, Robert W. Sarnoff was groomed to…

Warren Barkley ENGLISH, Congress, CA (1840-1913)

ENGLISH Warren Barkley , a Representative from California; born in Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), May 1, 1840; attended the public schools and Charles Town Academy until June 1861; served…

Emmett W. Chappelle Biography

Emmett W. ChappellebiochemistBorn: 10/25/1925Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. Emmett W. Chappelle earned a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1950, and from 1950 to 1953 he served as…

W. H. Smith Biography

W. H. Smith(William Henry Smith, Jr.)newsagent, bookseller, statesman Born: 1825Birthplace: London, England He entered the family's bookselling business, becoming his father's partner in 1846…

Thomas W. Binford Biography

Thomas W. BinfordAge: 74 Indianapolis banker who served as president of the United States Auto Club (1957-69) and chief steward (referee) of the Indianapolis 500 (1974-95). Died of a cerebral…

Henry W. Kendall Biography

Henry W. KendallAge: 72 Nobel-winning physicist who helped discover that protons and neutrons, formerly thought to be the basic building blocks of matter, are made up of quarks. Firmly…

W. Somerset Maugham Biography

W. Somerset Maugham(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset…