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David, Saint

(Encyclopedia) David, Saint, d.588?, patron saint of Wales, first abbot of Menevia (present-day Saint David's). He apparently established a strict rule and was a zealous missionary, founding 12…

Bispham, David Scull

(Encyclopedia) Bispham, David ScullBispham, David Scullbĭsˈpəm [key], 1857–1921, American baritone, b. Philadelphia. He made his operatic debut in London in 1891 and was leading Wagnerian baritone of…

Brainerd, David

(Encyclopedia) Brainerd, DavidBrainerd, Davidbrāˈnərd [key], 1718–47, missionary to the Native Americans, b. Haddam, Conn. Licensed to preach in 1742, he spent his brief years among the Native…

Wyss, Johann David

(Encyclopedia) Wyss, Johann DavidWyss, Johann Davidyōˈhän däˈvĭt vēs [key], 1743–1818, Swiss author. His Swiss Family Robinson (1813, tr. 1814), an internationally popular classic for children,…

Steven A. Ballmer, 2000 News

software-company official, became chief executive of Microsoft in Jan., when Bill Gates stepped aside to assume the newly created position of “chief software architect.” Ballmer had been…

Fred A. Young 1998 Deaths

Fred A. Youngcinematographer three-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer of Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago and Ryan's DaughterBorn: 1902Died: 1998Sam YortyR - ZRobert Young

Rev. Robert A. Graham Biography

Rev. Robert A. GrahamAge: 84 an American Jesuit priest, one of the foremost Roman Catholic authorities on Vatican's role in rescue of Jews in World War II. Died: Feb. 10, 1997.Moe Graif1997…

Robert A. Daly, 1999 News

62, and Terry Semel, 55, cochairmen of Warner Bros., resigned in July from the entertainment empire. The pair, who have been partners at Warners for almost 20 years, plan to form a new…

Justin A. Volpe, 1999 News

27, New York City police officer, admitted in court in May that he tortured and meant to humiliate Haitian immigrant Abner Louima when he rammed a broom handle into the man's rectum and then…