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Thorfinn Karlsefni
(Encyclopedia) Thorfinn KarlsefniThorfinn Karlsefnithôrˈfĭn kärlˈsĕvnē [key], fl. 1002–15, Norse leader of an attempt to colonize North America. He appeared in Greenland in 1002 and married Gudrid,…Eric D. FINGERHUT, Congress, OH (1959)
FINGERHUT Eric D. , a Representative from Ohio; born in University Heights, Ohio, May 6, 1959; B.S., Northwestern University, 1981, J.D., Stanford University, 1984; admitted to the bar in 1984;…John Eric ENSIGN, Congress, NV (1958)
Senate Years of Service: 2001-2011 Party: Republican ENSIGN John Eric , a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Roseville, Placer County, Calif., March 25, 1958; graduated E.W. Clark…Eric J.J. MASSA, Congress, NY (1959)
MASSA Eric J.J. , a Representative from New York; born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., September 16, 1959; B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1981; United States Navy, 1981…Biographies: Selected Comedians
Selected Comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie…Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Hobsbawm, Eric John Ernest , 1917–2012, British Marxist historian, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Educated at Cambridge (Ph.D., 1951), he joined the Communist party there in 1936. He served in…Page, Larry
(Encyclopedia) Page, Larry (Lawrence Edward Page), 1973–, American business executive and computer scientist, b. East Lansing, Mich., grad Univ. of Michigan (B.S.E., 1995), Stanford (M.S., 1998).…Myerson, Roger Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Myerson, Roger Bruce, 1951–, American economist, b. Boston, Mass., Ph.D. Harvard, 1976. He has taught at Northwestern Univ. (1976–2001) and the Univ. of Chicago (2001–). With Leonid…Bayeux tapestry
(Encyclopedia) Bayeux tapestry. This so-called tapestry is in fact an embroidery that chronicles the Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror (William I) in 1066. It is a long, narrow…Ketterle, Wolfgang
(Encyclopedia) Ketterle, Wolfgang, 1957–, German physicist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, 1986. He has been a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology…Trending
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