Search
Search results
Displaying 151 - 160
Varmus, Harold Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Varmus, Harold Eliot, 1939–, American microbiologist, b. Oceanside, N.Y., M.D. Columbia Univ., 1966. A professor at the Univ. of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, Varmus…Munro, Wilfred Harold
(Encyclopedia) Munro, Wilfred Harold, 1849–1934, American historian and educator, b. Bristol, R.I.; brother of Dana Carleton Munro. From 1870 to 1871 he was a master at De Veaux College, Niagara…Doolittle, James Harold
(Encyclopedia) Doolittle, James Harold, 1896–1993, American aviator, b. Alameda, Calif. After serving in World War I as a flier he returned to school and earned a Sc.D. from MIT. He then became noted…Sackville-West, Vita
(Encyclopedia) Sackville-West, Vita (Victoria Mary Sackville-West), 1892–1962, English writer; wife of Sir Harold Nicolson and granddaughter of the 2d Baron Sackville. Both she and Nicolson were…Public Works Administration
(Encyclopedia) Public Works Administration (PWA), in U.S. history, New Deal government agency established (1933) by the Congress as the Federal Administration of Public Works, pursuant to the…Robert Hamilton McWhorta DAVIDSON, Congress, FL (1832-1908)
DAVIDSON Robert Hamilton McWhorta , a Representative from Florida; born near Quincy, Gadsden County, Fla., September 23, 1832; attended the common schools and the Quincy Academy in Quincy, Fla.;…William Lee Davidson EWING, Congress, IL (1795-1846)
Senate Years of Service: 1835-1837 Party: Jacksonian EWING William Lee Davidson , a Senator from Illinois; born in Paris, Ky., August 31, 1795; pursued academic studies; studied law; admitted to…Canute
(Encyclopedia) CanuteCanutekən&oomacr;tˈ, kəny&oomacr;tˈ [key], 995?–1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the…Sagan, Carl Edward
(Encyclopedia) Sagan, Carl EdwardSagan, Carl Edwardsāˈgən [key], 1934–96, American astronomer and popularizer of science, b. New York City. Early in his career he investigated radio emissions from…Richler, Mordecai
(Encyclopedia) Richler, Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist, b. Montreal. He fled his native city in the early 1950s and lived mainly in London, returning to Canada in 1972 and from then on…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
