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Carlos Peña ROMULO, Congress, PI (1899-1985)

ROMULO Carlos Peña , a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Camiling, Tarlac Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, January 14, 1899; graduated from the University…

Carlos Douglas SHELDEN, Congress, MI (1840-1904)

SHELDEN Carlos Douglas , a Representative from Michigan; born in Walworth, Walworth County, Wis., June 10, 1840; moved with his parents to Houghton County, Mich., in 1847; attended the Union…

Lanfranco, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia) Lanfranco, GiovanniLanfranco, Giovannijōvänˈnē länfrängˈkō [key], 1582–1647, Italian painter. Lanfranco is considered one of the foremost artists of the High Baroque. He was trained by…

Onassis, Aristotle Socrates

(Encyclopedia) Onassis, Aristotle SocratesOnassis, Aristotle Socratesârˌĭstŏtˈəl sŏkˈrətēz ōnăsˈĭs [key], 1906?–75, Greek shipowner and financier, b. Turkey. Leaving Turkey after the Turkish defeat…

Weinberg, Steven

(Encyclopedia) Weinberg, Steven, 1933–, American nuclear physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Princeton, 1957. Since 1982 he has been a professor at the Univ. of Texas at Austin, having previously been…

Tallchief, Maria

(Encyclopedia) Tallchief, Maria, 1925–2013, American ballerina, b. Fairfax, Okla., as Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief. Tallchief, of Osage descent, was trained both as a pianist and a dancer. Deciding on…

Robert Carlos DE LARGE, Congress, SC (1842-1874)

DE LARGE Robert Carlos , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Aiken, S.C., March 15, 1842; received such an education as was then attainable and was graduated from Wood High School;…

Jaime Carlos DE VEYRA, Congress, PI (1873-1963)

DE VEYRA, Jaime Carlos, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanawan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, November 4, 1873; attended public and…

Markova, Dame Alicia

(Encyclopedia) Markova, Dame AliciaMarkova, Dame Aliciamärkōˈvä [key], 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1924 and,…