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David Kemper WATSON, Congress, OH (1849-1918)

WATSON David Kemper , a Representative from Ohio; born near London, Madison County, Ohio, on June 18, 1849; was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1871 and from the law department…

Henry Winfield WATSON, Congress, PA (1856-1933)

WATSON Henry Winfield , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bucks County, Pa., June 24, 1856; educated in private schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced the…

Lewis Findlay WATSON, Congress, PA (1819-1890)

WATSON Lewis Findlay , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Crawford County, Pa., April 14, 1819; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville in 1832; moved…

Thomas Edward WATSON, Congress, GA (1856-1922)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922 Party: Democrat WATSON Thomas Edward , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Columbia County, near Thomson, Ga., September 5, 1856; attended the…

Walter Allen WATSON, Congress, VA (1867-1919)

WATSON Walter Allen , a Representative from Virginia; born in Nottoway County, Va., November 25, 1867; attended ``old field'' school, and was graduated from Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia, in…

Horvitz, H. Robert

(Encyclopedia) Horvitz, H. Robert (Howard Robert Horivtz), 1947–, American geneticist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Harvard, 1974. Horvitz has been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

Dyson, Sir Frank Watson

(Encyclopedia) Dyson, Sir Frank WatsonDyson, Sir Frank Watsondīˈsən [key], 1868–1939, English astronomer, b. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, grad. Cambridge. He was astronomer royal of Scotland (1905–10) and of…

Barnard, Christiaan Neethling

(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Christiaan NeethlingBarnard, Christiaan Neethlingkrĭsˈtēänˌ nāˈᵺĭng bärˈnərd [key], 1922–2001, South African surgeon. The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Barnard studied…