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Daniel Darwin PRATT, Congress, IN (1813-1877)

Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican PRATT Daniel Darwin , a Senator from Indiana; born in Palermo, Maine, October 26, 1813; moved to New York with his parents, who settled in…

Zadock PRATT, Congress, NY (1790-1871)

PRATT Zadock , a Representative from New York; born in Stephentown, N.Y., October 30, 1790; moved with his parents to Windham (later Jewett), Greene County, in 1802; received a limited schooling…

Wilkes, John

(Encyclopedia) Wilkes, John, 1727–97, English politician and journalist. He studied at the Univ. of Leiden, returned to England in 1746, and purchased (1757) a seat in Parliament. Backed by Earl…

cinéma vérité

(Encyclopedia) cinéma vérité, a style of filmmaking that attempts to convey candid realism. Often employing lightweight, hand-held cameras and sound equipment, it shows people in everyday situations…

Shultz, George Pratt

(Encyclopedia) Shultz, George Pratt, 1920–2021, American public official, b. New York City, grad. Princeton Univ. (Ph.D., 1942), Massachusetts…

Chris BELL, Congress, TX (1959)

BELL Chris , a Representative from Texas; born in Texas, November 23, 1959; B.J., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1982; J.D., South Texas University, Houston, Tex., 1992; journalist; lawyer,…

Chris CARNEY, Congress, PA (1959)

CARNEY Chris , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 2, 1959; B.S.S., Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1981; M.A., University of Wyoming, Laramie,…

Levine, David

(Encyclopedia) Levine, David, 1926–2009, American caricaturist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied Pratt Institute, Tyler School of Art, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, and Eighth Street School of New York.…

Weber, Max, American painter

(Encyclopedia) Weber, MaxWeber, Maxmäks [key]Weber, Maxwĕbˈər [key], 1881–1961, American painter, b. Russia. At 10 he accompanied his family to Brooklyn, N.Y. He studied art at Pratt Institute and…

group psychotherapy

(Encyclopedia) group psychotherapy, a means of changing behavior and emotional patterns, based on the premise that much of human behavior and feeling involves the individual's adaptation and response…