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Elizabeth Ashley Biography

Elizabeth Ashley(Elizabeth Cole)actressBorn: 8/30/1939Birthplace: Ocala, Florida A leading Broadway actress of the 1960s, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine (…

Elizabeth Farnsworth Biography

Elizabeth FarnsworthTV news reporter Farnsworth graduated from Middlebury College in 1965 and then earned an MA in history from Stanford University. She has written articles for Foreign Policy, World…

Elizabeth Lee Hazen

Elizabeth Lee Hazen Born: 1885Birthplace: rural Mississippi Nystatin—Hazen and Brown: Nystatin was the world's first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. It cured fungal infections of the skin,…

Queen Elizabeth II: Reign and Life

Top of Page Source: iStockHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926, and died on September 8th, 2022, aged 96. This marks the end of the longest-reigning British monarch and the…

Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer

(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…

Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke ofGloucester, Henry William Frederick Albert, duke ofglŏsˈstər, glôˈstər [key], 1900–1974, British prince; third son of George V,…

Hatton, Sir Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Hatton, Sir Christopher, 1540–91, English courtier. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom he received offices, honors, and lands. Knighted in 1578, he acted as Elizabeth…

Nelson Mandela Bay

(Encyclopedia) Nelson Mandela Bay, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 1,152,115), Eastern Cape prov., S South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an inlet of the Indian Ocean. Port Elizabeth is the municipal…

Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…