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Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris

(Encyclopedia) Rutherfurd, Lewis MorrisRutherfurd, Lewis Morrisrŭᵺˈərfərd [key], 1816–92, American physicist, b. New York City, grad. Williams, 1834. From 1837 to 1849 he practiced law. Rutherfurd…

2003 Deaths: R - Z

Vera Hruba RalstonNoel ReddingDonald ReganNatalya ReshetovskayaLeni RiefenstahlJohn RitterFred RogersTony RomaBurns “Bud” RoperWalt RostowLaura RothenbergPrince Sadruddin Aga KhanPeter…

Rutledge, John

(Encyclopedia) Rutledge, John, 1739–1800, American jurist and political leader, 2d chief justice of the United States, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of Edward Rutledge. After studying law in London he…

National Gallery

(Encyclopedia) National Gallery, London, one of the permanent national art collections of Great Britain, est. 1824. The nucleus of museum was the 38-picture collection of the late English banker John…

Williams, John, English missionary

(Encyclopedia) Williams, John, 1796–1839, English missionary, called the Apostle of Polynesia. Under the London Missionary Society he went (1817) to the Society Islands. He discovered Rarotonga in…

Shagari, Shehu

(Encyclopedia) Shagari, Shehu (Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari), 1925–2018, president of Nigeria (1979–83). He served in Nigeria's house of representatives and in several ministerial positions in the 1950s…

2001 Deaths: G - L

Milton GablerGunther Gebel-WilliamsMarty GlickmanBoris GoldovskyE. H. GombrichTheodore GottleibKatharine GrahamMorris GravesLeon GrayJoseph GreenbergJane GreerJohn GuedelRachel GurneyEinar…

Henry W. BARRY, Congress, MS (1840-1875)

BARRY Henry W. , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Schoharie County, N.Y., in April 1840; self-educated; principal of Locust Grove Academy in Kentucky; during the Civil War enlisted in…

Robert Raymond BARRY, Congress, NY (1915-1988)

BARRY Robert Raymond , a Representative from New York; born in Omaha, Nebr., May 15, 1915; received early education in the public schools of Evanston, Ill.; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y…

Barry Morris GOLDWATER, Jr., Congress, CA (1938)

GOLDWATER Barry Morris, Jr. , a Representative from California, born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 15, 1938; attended Staunton Military Academy, Va.; attended the University of…