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The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Biography
Gordon Kiyoshi HirabayashiactivistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when…Sir Gordon Russell Biography
Sir Gordon Russellfurniture designerBorn: 1892Birthplace: London, England Having founded Gordon Russell Ltd. in 1923 to produce furniture, by the 1930s he and his brother Dick (1903–1981) had…Gordon B. Hinckley Biography
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied: January 27, 2008Best Known as: president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…Gordon Ritz 2001 Deaths
Gordon RitzAge: 74 investor who helped found the Minnesota North Stars and served as team president from 1976-78. He died of cancer.Died: Wayzata, Minn., Aug. 10Michael RitchieR - ZJohn…Richard Gordon Hatcher Biography
Richard Gordon Hatcherpolitician, law professorBorn: 7/10/1933Birthplace: Michigan City, Ind. Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Ind., in 1967, and he remained in office for the next 20 years. A…Gordon Parks 2006 Deaths
Gordon ParksAge: 93 photographer and filmmaker who was a premier fashion photographer in the 1940s, working for Vogue and Glamour. Born into poverty, he became the first African American to…Gordon Cooper 2004 Deaths
Gordon CooperAge: 77 pioneering NASA astronaut who ventured into orbit twice—in 1963 as the pilot of the last Mercury mission and in 1965 as commander of Gemini 5. Died: Ventura, Calif., Oct…Brown, Gordon Concise Biography
(James Gordon Brown)British politicianBirthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandBorn: 2/20/51Kinnock, Neil Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Kinnock, Neil GordonKinnock, Neil Gordonkĭnˈək [key], 1942–, British politician, b. Tredegar, Wales. The son of a miner, he studied at University College, Cardiff. In 1970 he was…Trending
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