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Thomas Birch FLORENCE, Congress, PA (1812-1875)

FLORENCE Thomas Birch , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 26, 1812; attended the public schools; learned the hatter's trade and engaged in that business in…

Florence Price DWYER, Congress, NJ (1902-1976)

DWYER Florence Price , a Representative from New Jersey; born Florence Louise Price, July 4, 1902, in Reading, Berks County, Pa.; attended the public schools in Reading, Pa., and Toledo, Ohio;…

Florence Prag KAHN, Congress, CA (1866-1948)

KAHN Florence Prag , a Representative from California; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 9, 1866; moved to California in 1869 with her parents, who settled in San Francisco; graduated from…

Florence Reville GIBBS, Congress, GA (1890-1964)

GIBBS Florence Reville , a Representative from Georgia; born in Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga., April 4, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.;…

Notable Female Saints and Sinners

Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Snowden, Edward Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Snowden, Edward Joseph, 1983–, American computer systems administrator and antigovernment activist, b. Elizabeth City, N.C. Snowden worked for the Central Intelligence Agency from 2007…

Gemistus Pletho, Georgius

(Encyclopedia) Gemistus Pletho, GeorgiusGemistus Pletho, Georgiusjôrˈjəs jĭmĭsˈtəs plēˈthō [key], c.1355–1452, Byzantine scholar and philosopher, b. Constantinople. He represented the Orthodox…

Amici, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Amici, Giovanni BattistaAmici, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä ämēˈchē [key], 1786–1863, Italian astronomer, mathematician, and naturalist. He became director of the observatory…

Menzel, Donald Howard

(Encyclopedia) Menzel, Donald Howard, 1901–76, American astrophysicist, b. Florence, Colo. From 1926 to 1932 he was with the Lick Observatory in Calif. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Harvard, where…