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Tate, Allen
(Encyclopedia) Tate, Allen (John Orley Allen Tate), 1899–1979, American poet and critic, b. Winchester, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1922. He was one of the founders and editors of the Fugitive (1922…Randall, John Ernest, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Randall, John Ernest, Jr., 1924–2020, American ichthyologist, b. Los Angeles, Ph.D. Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa, 1955. A marine taxonomist, he named 30 new genera and hundreds of new…Allen, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Richard, 1760–1831, American clergyman, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born a slave in Philadelphia and purchased his freedom. He became pastor of a…Dulles, Allen Welsh
(Encyclopedia) Dulles, Allen WelshDulles, Allen Welshdŭlˈəs [key], 1893–1969, U.S. public official, b. Watertown, N.Y.; brother of John Foster Dulles. The Dulles brothers, born into America's…Dulles, John Foster
(Encyclopedia) Dulles, John FosterDulles, John Fosterdŭlˈəs [key], 1888–1959, U.S. secretary of state (1953–59), b. Washington, D.C.; brother of Allen Dulles, grandson of John Watson Foster,…Green Mountain Boys
(Encyclopedia) Green Mountain Boys, popular name of armed bands formed (c.1770) under the auspices of Ethan Allen in the Green Mountains of what is today Vermont. Their purpose was to prevent the New…John Allen COLLIER, Congress, NY (1787-1873)
COLLIER John Allen , a Representative from New York; born in Litchfield, Conn., November 13, 1787; attended Yale College in 1803; studied law in the Litchfield Law School; was admitted to the…Lyon, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Lyon, Matthew, 1750–1822, American political leader and pioneer, b. Co. Wicklow, Ireland. He emigrated to America in 1765, settling eventually in Vermont. During the American…Tolkien, J. R. R.
(Encyclopedia) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)Tolkien, J. R. R.tälˈkēn, tōlˈ– [key], 1892–1973, British novelist, b. South Africa. A fantasy writer and Oxford don, Tolkien wrote The…John R. "Jack" Horner
Paleontologist Melissa Sogard Horner has suggested that perhaps the T. rex was really more of a scavenger than a predator. Did you know? Jack Horner refers to many common dinosaurs…Trending
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