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McGraw, John Joseph
(Encyclopedia) McGraw, John JosephMcGraw, John Josephməgrôˈ [key], 1873–1934, American baseball manager, b. Cortland co., N.Y. He began playing professional baseball in 1890 and was (1891–1900) the…Neutra, Richard Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Neutra, Richard JosephNeutra, Richard Josephnoiˈtrə, n&oomacr;ˈtrə [key], 1892–1970, American architect, born and educated in Vienna. Although Neutra worked for a time with Eric…Moscow Conferences
(Encyclopedia) Moscow Conferences, meetings held between 1941 and 1947 at Moscow, USSR. At a conference in Sept.–Oct., 1941, American and British representatives laid the basis for lend-lease aid to…Mercier, Désiré Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Mercier, Désiré JosephMercier, Désiré Josephdāzērāˈ zhôzĕfˈ mârsēāˈ [key], 1851–1926, Belgian churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained in 1874 and eight years…Akiba ben Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Akiba ben JosephAkiba ben Josephəkēˈbə [key], c.a.d. 50–c.a.d. 135, Jewish Palestinian religious leader, one of the founders of rabbinic Judaism. Although the facts of his life are…Galloway, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Galloway, JosephGalloway, Josephgălˈəwāˌ [key], c.1731–1803, American Loyalist leader, b. West River, Md. Galloway was a prominent lawyer with an interest in commerce and in…Cambon, Pierre Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Cambon, Pierre JosephCambon, Pierre Josephpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ [key], b. 1754 or 1756, d. 1820, French financier and revolutionary. A merchant of Montpellier, he became a member of the…Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné
(Encyclopedia) Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnéBoussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnézhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dyödônāˈ b&oomacr;săNgōˈ [key], 1802–87, French agricultural chemist.…Villèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Villèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte deVillèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte dezhäN bätēstˈ sāräfăNˈ zhôzĕfˈ kôNt də vēlĕlˈ [key], 1773–1854, French statesman and…Wheeler, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, Joseph, 1836–1906, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Augusta, Ga. He resigned from the U.S. army in Apr., 1861, to fight for the Confederacy. He commanded a…Trending
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