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Maurice F. Rabb, Jr. Biography

Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.OphthalmologistBorn: 8/7/1932Birthplace: Kentucky Born in Kentucky, Maurice Rabb earned a B.S. in 1954, and an M.D. in 1958 from the University of Louisville. In an…

Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr. Biography

Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr.chemical engineerBorn: 2/3/1926Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Virgil Trice earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University in 1945. He also received an M.S…

William Stokoe, Jr. 2000 Deaths

William Stokoe, Jr.Age: 80 Gallaudet University professor and author whose tireless efforts helped American Sign Language gain acceptance as a true language and an effective tool in teaching…

Henry Viscardi, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Henry Viscardi, Jr.Age: 91 advocate for the disabled who, with the encouragement of Eleanor Roosevelt, created Abilities Inc., organization that helped the disabled find jobs. Viscardi, who…

Robert Fulton, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Robert Fulton, Jr.Age: 95 inventor and adventurer whose creations range from a flying car, the Airphibian, to a system to evacuate spies from enemy territory, called the Fulton Skyhook. Died…

Al Lapin, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Al Lapin, Jr.Age: 76 entrepreneur who cofounded the International House of Pancakes with his brother in 1958. By 1970 the company was worth $40 million. Died: Los Angeles, June 16,…

Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. Biography

publisherBorn: June 17, 1918Died: February 15, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: publisher Alfred A. Knof, Jr.'s father, Alfred A. Knof, was the…

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. Biography

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.philanthropistBorn: 1/29/1874Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Following in his father's philanthropic footsteps, Rockefeller spent his life giving away the vast…

William J. Brennan Jr. Biography

William J. Brennan Jr. Age: 91 retired Supreme Court Justice known for liberal vision of the Constitution as a vehicle for social and political change. Died: July 24, 1997.Paul Brechler1997…

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Biography

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist   Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his…