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Green, Theodore Francis

(Encyclopedia) Green, Theodore Francis, 1867–1966, American politician, b. Providence, R.I. After studying law at Harvard and in Europe, he was admitted to the bar (1892) and practiced in Providence…

Tirunelveli

(Encyclopedia) TirunelveliTirunelvelitĭr&oomacr;nĕlˈvĕlē [key], town (1991 pop. 366,869), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. Now an agricultural trading center with motor workshops and manufactures in…

Brasher, Rex

(Encyclopedia) Brasher, RexBrasher, Rexbrāˈshər [key], 1869–1960, American artist and naturalist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. St. Francis College, Brooklyn, 1884. A self-taught artist, he devoted his…

Stevens, Phineas

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Phineas, 1707–56, American colonial soldier, b. Sudbury, Mass. He moved with his family to Rutland (now Rutland, Vt.) and in 1723 was captured and imprisoned by the St.…

Stockton, Francis Richard

(Encyclopedia) Stockton, Francis Richard (Frank R. Stockton), 1834–1902, American humorist and story writer, b. Philadelphia. He wrote several children's books including Ting-a-Ling (1870) and The…

Francis Collins and J. Craig Venter, 2000 News

scientists, announced in June that their rival groups had each completed a rough map of the human genome—the chemical sequences for human DNA. Collins heads the Human Genome Project at the…

John Francis COLLIN, Congress, NY (1802-1889)

COLLIN John Francis , a Representative from New York; born in Hillsdale, N.Y., April 30, 1802; attended the common schools and Lenox Academy, Massachusetts; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

Francis Dolan COLLINS, Congress, PA (1841-1891)

COLLINS Francis Dolan , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y., March 5, 1841; attended St. Joseph's College, near Montrose, Susquehanna County; moved with…