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dos Santos, José Eduardo

(Encyclopedia) dos Santos, José Eduardodos Santos, José Eduardozh&oomacr;zĕˈ ēᵺwärˈd&oomacr; d&oomacr;s säNˈt&oomacr;z [key], 1942–, president of Angola (1979–2017). Educated in the…

U.S. Dance Companies

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (1958): Judith Jamison, art. dir.American Ballet Theatre (1940): Kevin McKenzie, art. dir.Atlanta Ballet Company (1929): John McFall, art. dir.Ballet…

Gillard, Julia Eileen

(Encyclopedia) Gillard, Julia EileenGillard, Julia Eileengĭˈlärd [key], 1961–, Australian political leader, b. Barry, Wales, B.A., LL.B. Univ. of Melbourne 1986. Gillard, who immigrated to Australia…

Jonas PLATT, Congress, NY (1769-1834)

PLATT Jonas , a Representative from New York; born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., June 30, 1769; attended a French academy at Montreal, Canada; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and practiced…

Jonas KENDALL, Congress, MA (1757-1844)

KENDALL Jonas , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., October 27, 1757; pursued an academic course; engaged in the manufacture of paper in Leominster,…

Jonas George HOWARD, Congress, IN (1825-1911)

HOWARD Jonas George , a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., May 22, 1825; attended private school, Indiana Asbury College (now De Pauw University),…

Jonas SIBLEY, Congress, MA (1762-1834)

SIBLEY Jonas , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Sutton, Mass., on March 7, 1762; completed preparatory studies; selectman 1801-1803 and again in 1819; town moderator 1802-1827;…

Jonas Martin FROST, Congress, TX (1942)

FROST Jonas Martin , a Representative from Texas; born in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 1, 1942; graduated from R.L. Paschal High School, Fort Worth, Tex., 1960; B.A. and B.J.,…

Maxwell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, Robert (Ian Robert Maxwell), 1923–91, British business executive, b. Czechoslovakia as Jan Ludwik Hoch. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community. After fleeing the Nazis in…

Kevin Patrick BRADY, Congress, TX (1955)

BRADY Kevin Patrick , a Representative from Texas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S. Dak., April 11, 1955; graduated from Rapid City Central High School, Rapid City, S. Dak; B.A., University of…