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Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl ofRoscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl ofrŏskŏmˈən [key], 1633?–1685, English poet and scholar, b. Ireland. He was one of the first to praise…Philips, John
(Encyclopedia) Philips, John, 1676–1709, English poet. He was one of the few to write in blank verse in an age when the heroic couplet was the standard form. His Splendid Shilling (1701, 1705) is a…On Mr. Milton's Paradise lost
On Mr. Milton's Paradise lost When I beheld the Poet blind, yet bold, In slender Book his vast Design unfold, Messiah Crown'd, Gods Reconcil'd Decree, Rebelling Angels, the Forbidden Tree,…Milton Garland 2000 Deaths
Milton GarlandAge: 104 refrigeration expert who held 41 patents. In 1998 he was cited as the nation's oldest worker. He began working at the Frick Company in 1920 and remained there for the…Milton Berle 2002 Deaths
Milton BerleAge: 93 Emmy Award-winning actor who began his career as a vaudeville performer before moving on to radio. He made his mark in television, however, starring in Texaco Star…Milton Friedman 2006 Deaths
Milton FriedmanAge: 94 economist who championed free-market theory and advocated for less state power, predicting and accounting for 1970s “stagflation.” An academic scholar who gave rise to…Milton Gabler 2001 Deaths
Milton GablerAge: 90 record producer who started the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records, and ran the Commodore Music Shop, one of New York City's most respected jazz record…Samuel Milton Jones Biography
Samuel Milton Jonesinventor, manufacturer, reformerBorn: 8/3/1846Birthplace: Carnarvonshire, Wales Jones began working in the oil fields of Ohio and Pennsylvania when he was only 10 years old…Elias Milton Ammons Biography
Elias Milton Ammonsrancher, public officialBorn: 1860Birthplace: Macon County, Ga. Active in the cattle business in Colorado, he was governor from 1913–15. His term was tainted by the…Smith, Logan Pearsall
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1865–1946, Anglo-American author, b. Millville, N.J. After 1888 he lived in England, studied at Oxford, and became a man of letters. His brief and exquisite…Trending
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