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James Fisher TROTTER, Congress, MS (1802-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1838-1838 Party: Democrat TROTTER James Fisher , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Brunswick County, Va., November 5, 1802; moved to eastern Tennessee; attended…

Mott, John Raleigh

(Encyclopedia) Mott, John Raleigh, 1865–1955, American Protestant ecumenical leader, b. Livingston Manor, N.Y. While a student at Cornell, Mott, a Methodist layman, became active in the Young Men's…

Holstein, Friedrich von

(Encyclopedia) Holstein, Friedrich vonHolstein, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən hôlˈshtīn [key], 1837–1909, German diplomat. After the Congress of Berlin (1878) he became a powerful figure in shaping…

Ramsey of Canterbury, Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Ramsey of Canterbury, Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron, 1904–88, archbishop of Canterbury (1961–74), b. Cambridge, England. He was educated at Repton School; Magdalene College, Cambridge;…

Cádiz

(Encyclopedia) Cádiz Cádiz käˈdēth [key], city, capital of Cádiz prov., SW Spain, in Andalusia, on the…

Kahn, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Kahn, AlbertKahn, Albertkän [key], 1869–1942, American architect, noted as a designer of factories, b. Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1880. He worked as a draftsman in a…

Greengard, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Greengard, Paul, 1925–2019, American neuroscientist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1953. Greengard was on the staff at Geigy Research Laboratories (1959–67) and a professor at…

Bryce, James Bryce, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Bryce, James Bryce, 1st Viscount, 1838–1922, British historian, statesman, and diplomat, b. Belfast. After his education at the Univ. of Glasgow and at Oxford, he practiced law in…

Dingell, John David, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Dingell, John David, Jr., 1928–2019, American congressman, b. Colorado Springs, Colo.; grad. Georgetown Univ. (B.S., 1949; J.D., 1952). He served in the Army (1944–46) and after a…

Jurassic Park 3

Director:Joe JohnstonWriters:Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim TaylorUniversal; PG-13; 90 minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni The third installment in Michael…