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Rudenstine, Neil Leon
(Encyclopedia) Rudenstine, Neil LeonRudenstine, Neil Leonr&oomacr;ˈdənstīnˌ [key], 1935–, American scholar, educator, and administrator, b. Ossining, N.Y., grad. Princeton (B.A., 1956), Oxford (…Bannon, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Bannon, Steve (Stephen Kevin Bannon), 1953–, American political strategist, financier, and media executive, b. Norfolk, Va. After serving as an officer in the U.S. navy (1976–83), he…Siles Zuazo, Hernán
(Encyclopedia) Siles Zuazo, HernánSiles Zuazo, Hernánārnänˈ sēˈlās swäˈsō [key], 1914–96, president of Bolivia (1956–60, 1982–85). The illegitimate son of Hernando Siles Reyes (president of Bolivia,…popular sovereignty
(Encyclopedia) popular sovereignty, in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide…Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pirogov, Nikolai IvanovichPirogov, Nikolai Ivanovichnyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch pĭrōgôfˈ [key], 1810–81, Russian surgeon, b. Moscow. He entered Moscow Univ. at the age of 14 and completed the…Paulinus
(Encyclopedia) Paulinus or Suetonius Paulinus (Caius Suetonius Paulinus)Suetonius Paulinusswētōˈnēəs [key]Suetonius Paulinus pôlīˈnəs [key], d. after a.d. 69, Roman general. Under Claudius I he was…Parker, Alton Brooks
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Alton Brooks, 1852–1926, American jurist, U.S. presidential candidate (1904), b. Cortland, N.Y. He practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., and was (1877–85) surrogate of Ulster co., N…Spock, Benjamin McLane
(Encyclopedia) Spock, Benjamin McLane, 1903–98, American author and pediatrician, b. New Haven, Conn., educ. Yale (B.A., 1925) and Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., 1929). In…Fort Stanwix
(Encyclopedia) Fort Stanwix, colonial outpost on the site of Rome, N.Y., controlling a principal route from the Hudson River to Lake Ontario. Originally a French trading center, it was rebuilt by the…Felton, William Harrell
(Encyclopedia) Felton, William Harrell, 1823–1909, American political leader, b. Oglethorpe co., Ga. After studying medicine he practiced for awhile, but gave it up for farming in 1847. Ordained a…Trending
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