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Balenciaga, Cristóbal

(Encyclopedia) Balenciaga, CristóbalBalenciaga, Cristóbalkrĭstōˈbäl bälĕnthyäˈgä [key], 1895–1972, Spanish-born French fashion designer. He established houses of couture in Spain (1919–31) and Paris…

Skou, Jens Christian

(Encyclopedia) Skou, Jens Christian, 1918–2018, Danish chemist, M.D. Univ. of Copenhagen, 1944, Ph.D. Univ. of Aarhus, 1954. Skou was on the faculty at the Univ. of Aarhus, Denmark, from 1947 until…

Joseph Walker BARR, Congress, IN (1918-1996)

BARR Joseph Walker , a Representative from Indiana; born in Bicknell, Knox County, Ind., January 17, 1918; graduated from DePauw University in 1939 and from Harvard University in 1941; served in…

Walker BROOKE, Congress, MS (1813-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1852-1853 Party: Whig BROOKE Walker , a Senator from Mississippi; born at Page Brooke, near Winchester, Clarke County, Va., December 25, 1813; attended the public schools…

Richard Walker MALLARY, Congress, VT (1929)

MALLARY Richard Walker , a Representative from Vermont; born in Springfield, Mass., February 21, 1929; educated at Bradford Academy, Bradford, Vt.; A.B., Dartmouth College, 1949; operated a dairy…

Amasa WALKER, Congress, MA (1799-1875)

WALKER Amasa , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Woodstock, Conn., May 4, 1799; moved with his parents to North Brookfield, Mass.; attended the district school; in 1814 entered…

Benjamin WALKER, Congress, NY (1753-1818)

WALKER Benjamin , a Representative from New York; born in London, England, in 1753; attended the Blue-Coat School; immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City; served in the…

Felix WALKER, Congress, NC (1753-1828)

WALKER Felix , a Representative from North Carolina; born on the south branch of the Potomac River, in Hampshire County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 19, 1753; attended country school on the…

Francis WALKER, Congress, VA (1764-1806)

WALKER Francis , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Castle Hill,'' near Cobham, Albemarle County, Va., June 22, 1764; magistrate of Albemarle County; colonel of the Eighty-eighth Regiment,…