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(Encyclopedia) Elizabethtown, city (2020 pop. 31,394), seat of Hardin co., central Ky.; inc. 1797. Originally developed as a trade center for…Ferber, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Ferber, Herbert, 1906–91, American sculptor, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (D.D.S., 1930). His original name was Herbert Ferber Silvers. Turning from early massive figures in wood…Bickerdyke, Mary Ann
(Encyclopedia) Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817–1901, Union nurse in the American Civil War, b. Mary Ann Ball in Knox co., Ohio. Generally called Mother Bickerdyke, she served throughout the war in the…Melville, Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Melville, Andrew, 1545–1622, Scottish religious reformer and scholar. He studied abroad, came under the influence of Theodore Beza, and was a professor at Geneva. He was principal (…Dunedin, city, New Zealand
(Encyclopedia) Dunedin Dunedin dənēˈdĭn [key], city, SE South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Otago Harbor…U.S. News: Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State
Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State by Jennie Wood Gabrielle GiffordsRelated Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the…Craig, John
(Encyclopedia) Craig, John, 1512?–1600, Scottish minister of the Reformation. He joined the Dominican order, but through reading the Institutes of Calvin, he adopted Protestantism. Imprisoned at Rome…Bunshaft, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Bunshaft, Gordon, 1909–90, American architect, b. Buffalo, N.Y. As chief designer for the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Bunshaft was responsible for Lever House,…Rose Markward Knox Biography
Rose Markward Knoxfood products manufacturerBorn: 1857Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio She and her husband formed the Knox Gelatin Company, but it was she who ran it after his death in 1908 and…Northrup Knox 1998 Deaths
Northrup KnoxAge: 69 with the help of his brother Seymour, brought the Sabres to Buffalo when the NHL expanded in 1969; served as Sabres chairman after his brother's death from cancer in…