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Yen, James Y. C.

(Encyclopedia) Yen, James Y. C.Yen, James Y. C.yĕn [key], Mandarin Yen Yang-chu, 1893–1990, Chinese educator, b. Sichuan prov., China, educated at Yale (B.A., 1918) and Princeton (M.A., 1920)…

Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de

(Encyclopedia) Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde deGondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde degŏnˈdəmär, Span. dyāˈgō särmyānˈtō ᵺā äk&oomacr;ˈnyä kōnˈdā ᵺā gōndōmärˈ [key], 1567?–1626,…

James Farmer Biography

James FarmerAge: 79 the last surviving member of the “Big Four” civil rights leaders of the 1960s, he helped found the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. His contributions and his courage…

James Chu Biography

James Chucomputer entrepreneurBorn: 1957Birthplace: Taiwan Chu's first job was selling Chinese-English dictionaries and English-language instruction tapes. He later got a job with a small…

Meredith, James Biography

Meredith, James civil-rights leader, authorBorn: 6/25/33Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.   James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black…

Kricker James Biography

Kricker Jamestheater founder, director, actor founded Soho's Chain Lightning Theater in 1991Born: 1939Died: 1997Dennis James1997 DeathsPaul Jarrico

James Winthrop: Agrippa I

Agrippa IJames Winthrop23 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Many inconveniencies and difficulties in the new plan of government have been mentioned by different writers on…

James Winthrop: Agrippa V

Agrippa VJames Winthrop11 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.In the course of inquiry it has appeared, that for the purposes of internal regulation and domestick…

James Winthrop: Agrippa X

Agrippa XJames Winthrop1 January 1788by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Friends and Brethren,It is a duty incumbent on every man, who has had opportunities for inquiry, to lay the result…

James Madison Biography

James MadisonBorn: 3/16/1751Birthplace: Port Conway, Va. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the…