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Lloyd Hall

Lloyd HallBorn: 1894 Food Preservatives. Hall made great strides in keeping food fresh and making it more flavorful. He created food preservatives, meat-curing products, seasonings, emulsions…

Lloyd Espenschied

Lloyd Espenschied Born: 1889 Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Coaxial cable—While at AT&T Bell Telephone…

Earl Lloyd

Earl Lloyd Born: April 28, 1928Birthplace: Alexandria, Va.Basketball forward   On Oct. 30, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in a National Basketball Association game. As…

Usher Lloyd BURDICK, Congress, ND (1879-1960)

BURDICK Usher Lloyd , A Representative from North Dakota; born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 21, 1879; moved with his parents to Dakota Territory in 1882; raised among the Sioux…

Baldwin, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Stanley, 1867–1947, British statesman; cousin of Rudyard Kipling. The son of a Worcestershire ironmaster, he was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and…

Jerrold, Douglas William

(Encyclopedia) Jerrold, Douglas WilliamJerrold, Douglas Williamjĕrˈəld [key], 1803–57, English humorist and playwright. His plays Blackeyed Susan (1829) and Time Works Wonders (1845) were highly…

Lloyd Rodwin Biography

Lloyd RodwinAge: 80 renown urban planner and educator who revolutionized the study and laying out of cities. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for four decades, he…

Lloyd Mifflin: The Flight

The FlightLloyd MifflinUpon a cloud among the stars we stood. The angel raised his hand and looked and said, "Which world, of all yon starry myriad, Shall we make wing to?" The still…

Lloyd Alexander Biography

writerDied: May 17, 2007 (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) Best Known as: author of fantasy novels Writer of children's tales and two-time National Book Award…