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Tantlinger, Keith Walton

(Encyclopedia) Tantlinger, Keith Walton, 1919–2011, b. Orange, Calif. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he was the inventor of the modern shipping container. After stints at Douglas Aircraft Co. (…

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean[1856-1935](1)Born at Simsbury, Connecticut, July 3, 1856 and educated at McLean Academy and at Mount Holyoke College. She is chiefly known as the author of "Cape…

Unitarian Universalist Association

(Encyclopedia) Unitarian Universalist Association, Protestant church in the United States formed in 1961 by the merger of the American Unitarian Association (see Unitarianism) and the Universalist…

Zoshchenko, Mikhail Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Zoshchenko, Mikhail MikhailovichZoshchenko, Mikhail Mikhailovichmēkhəyēl mēkhīˈləvĭch zôˈshchənkô [key], 1895–1958, Soviet humorist. Zoshchenko was born in Poltava, but spent most of…

Colvin, Sir Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Colvin, Sir SidneyColvin, Sir Sidneykōlˈvĭn [key], 1845–1927, English man of letters. Slade professor of fine arts at Cambridge and keeper of prints at the British Museum, he was a…

Andrews, Charles McLean

(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863–1943, American historian, b. Wethersfield, Conn. He was associate professor at Bryn Mawr (1889–1907) and professor at Johns Hopkins (1907–10) and Yale (…

McLean County, IL Census Data

Illinois McLean County, Illinois People QuickFactsMcLean CountyIllinoisPopulation, 2005 estimate 159,01312,763,371Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.7%2.8%Population,…

McLean County, KY Census Data

Kentucky McLean County, Kentucky People QuickFactsMcLean CountyKentuckyPopulation, 2005 estimate 9,9264,173,405Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.1%3.2%Population,…

McLean County, ND Census Data

North dakota McLean County, North Dakota People QuickFactsMcLean CountyNorth DakotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 8,604636,677Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -7.6%-0.9%…

McLean County, IL Social Statistics

Mclean county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school52,781100.0Nursery school,…