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Smith, May Riley

Smith, May Riley[1842-1927](1)Born in Rochester, N.Y., May 7, 1842. Educated at Tracey Female Institute, Rochester, and at Brockport, N.Y., Collegiate Institute. Married Albert Smith, of…

Brewer's: Smith of Nottingham

Ray, in his Collection of Proverbs, has the following couplet: The little Smith of Nottingham, Who doth the work that no man can. Applied to conceited persons who imagine that no one is…

Patti Smith Biography

Patti Smithmusician; author; visual artistBorn: 12/30/1946Birthplace: Chicago Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including Horses (1975) and Easter (1978), Smith is also a…

Liz Smith Biography

Liz Smithgossip columnistBirthplace: Ft. Worth, Tex. Smith worked as a reporter, typist, and proofreader. In the 1950s. Smith broke into New York media as a news producer for Mike Wallace at…

Dean Smith Biography

Dean SmithBorn: Feb. 28, 1931Basketball No. 1 on all-time NCAA coaches victory list (879); led North Carolina to 25 NCAA tournaments in 34 years, reaching Final Four 10 times and winning…

Michelle Smith deBruin

Michelle Smith deBruinBorn: Apr. 7, 1969Irish swimmer won three gold medals at the 1996 Olympics; accused of using performance-enhancing drugs but passed all tests until she was suspended for…

Walter (Red) Smith

Walter (Red) SmithBorn: Sept. 25, 1905Sportswriter for newspapers in Philadelphia and New York from 1936-82 won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1976.Died: Jan. 15, 1982Ozzie SmithR - TConn…

Smyth, John

(Encyclopedia) Smyth or Smith, John, c.1554–1612, English nonconformist clergyman and early believer in adult baptism. Influenced by the Brownists, he separated from the Church of England and became…

South Pass

(Encyclopedia) South Pass, broad, level valley (alt. c.7,550 ft/2,301 m), SW Wyo., cutting across the Rocky Mts. It was used by trappers and explorers before Jedediah Smith inaugurated its use as a…

Neilson, William Allan

(Encyclopedia) Neilson, William AllanNeilson, William Allannēlˈsən [key], 1869–1946, American educator, b. Scotland, M.A. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1891, Ph.D. Harvard, 1898. He taught English in Scotland…