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Valera, Diego de

(Encyclopedia) Valera, Diego deValera, Diego dedyāˈgō dā välāˈrä [key], 1412?–1488?, Spanish adventurer and writer. Reared at the Castilian court, he was page to John II and later became one of his…

Angelou, Maya

(Encyclopedia) Angelou, MayaAngelou, Mayamīˈə ănˈjəl&oomacr; [key], 1928–2014, African-American writer and performer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Marguerite Johnson. She toured Europe and Africa in the…

Sergey Brin and Larry Page, 2004 News

founders of Google, the phenomenally popular search engine, positioned themselves to be billionaires several times over when in April they announced plans to take their company public. They…

Henry PAGE, Congress, MD (1841-1913)

PAGE Henry , a Representative from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., June 28, 1841; received preparatory instruction at the school of Anthony Bolivar, West Chester, Pa.;…

John PAGE, Congress, VA (1743-1808)

PAGE John , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Rosewell,'' Gloucester County, Va., April 17, 1743; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1763; served…

PAGE, John, Congress, NH (1787-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837 Party: Jacksonian PAGE John , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787; attended the public schools; engaged in…

PAGE, John, Congress, VA (1743-1808)

PAGE, John, (brother of Mann Page), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Rosewell,” Gloucester County, Va., April 17, 1743; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg,…

Mann PAGE, Congress, VA (1749-1781)

PAGE, Mann, (brother of John Page, of Virginia), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Rosewell,“ Gloucester County, Va., in 1749; studied under a private teacher and was graduated from the…

Robert PAGE, Congress, VA (1765-1840)

PAGE Robert , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``North End,'' Gloucester (now Mathews) County, Va., February 4, 1765; received a liberal education from tutors at home; attended the…

Sherman PAGE, Congress, NY (1779-1853)

PAGE Sherman , a Representative from New York; born in Cheshire, Conn., May 9, 1779; attended the common schools; taught school in Coventry, N.Y., in 1799; studied law; was admitted to the bar…