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Hooker, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Thomas, 1586–1647, Puritan clergyman in the American colonies, chief founder of Hartford, Conn., b. Leicestershire, England. A clergyman, he was ordered to appear before the…

Oecolampadius, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Oecolampadius, JohannesOecolampadius, Johannesyōhänˈəs ökōlämpäˈdē&oobreve;s, ĕkˌəlămpāˈdēəs [key], 1482–1531, German Protestant reformer, associate of Huldreich Zwingli in the…

Cumberland Gap

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…

Boyer, Paul Delos

(Encyclopedia) Boyer, Paul Delos, 1918–2018, American biochemist, b. Provo, Utah, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, 1943. Boyer taught at the Univ. of Minnesota, first in Saint Paul (1946–56) and…

Richard Walker BARTON, Congress, VA (1800-1859)

BARTON Richard Walker , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Shady Oak,'' near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., in 1800; pursued academic studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

George Walker CRAWFORD, Congress, GA (1798-1872)

CRAWFORD George Walker , a Representative from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., December 22, 1798; was graduated from Princeton College in 1820; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1822…

George Herbert Walker BUSH, Congress, TX (1924)

BUSH George Herbert Walker , a Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States and 41st President of the United States; born in Milton, Suffolk County, Mass., June 12, 1924;…

Richard Walker BOLLING, Congress, MO (1916-1991)

BOLLING Richard Walker , a Representative from Missouri; born in New York City, May 17, 1916; attended grade schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; at the age of fifteen, upon his…