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Pogodin, Mikhail Petrovich

(Encyclopedia) Pogodin, Mikhail PetrovichPogodin, Mikhail Petrovichmēkhəyēlˈ pētrôˈvĭch pəgôˈdyĭn [key], 1800–1875, Russian historian and publisher. His conservative journal The Muscovite (1841–56)…

Sherman, James Schoolcraft

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, James Schoolcraft, 1855–1912, Vice President of the United States (1909–12), b. near Utica, N.Y. A lawyer, he was (1884–85) mayor of Utica. Sherman served (1887–91, 1893–1909…

George of Trebizond

(Encyclopedia) George of TrebizondGeorge of Trebizondtrĕbˈĭzŏnd [key], c.1396–1486, Greek scholar, b. Crete. Settling in Venice, he taught Greek, philosophy, and rhetoric there and in Vicenza before…

Flagg, James Montgomery

(Encyclopedia) Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877–1960, American painter, illustrator, and author, b. Pelham Manor, N.Y. He studied in New York City, in England, and in Paris. Returning to New York, he…

Bulgarin, Faddey Venediktovich

(Encyclopedia) Bulgarin, Faddey VenediktovichBulgarin, Faddey Venediktovichfədyāˈ vĭnyədyēkˈtəvĭch b&oobreve;lgäˈrēn [key], 1789–1859, Russian journalist and novelist, b. Poland. Bulgarin's…

Katzenbach, Nicholas deBelleville

(Encyclopedia) Katzenbach, Nicholas deBellevilleKatzenbach, Nicholas deBellevillekătˈsənbăk [key], 1922–2012, U.S. attorney general (1965–66), b. Philadelphia. He served (1950–56) as adviser in the…

Nicholas MULLER, Congress, NY (1836-1917)

MULLER Nicholas , A Representative from New York; born in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg November 15, 1836; attended the common schools in the city of Metz and afterward the Luxemburg Athenaeum;…

Nicholas FORD, Congress, MO (1833-1897)

FORD Nicholas , a Representative from Missouri; born in Wicklow, Ireland, June 21, 1833; attended the village school and Maynooth College, Dublin, Ireland; immigrated to the United States in 1848…

Peter Nicholas KYROS, Congress, ME (1925)

KYROS Peter Nicholas , a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, July 11, 1925; attended the public schools in Portland, Maine, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; graduated…

Nicholas V. LAMPSON, Congress, TX (1945)

LAMPSON Nicholas V. , a Representative from Texas; born in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex., February 14, 1945; graduated from South Park High Sa Representative from Texas; born in Beaumont,…