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Williston, Samuel Wendell
(Encyclopedia) Williston, Samuel Wendell, 1851–1918, American paleontologist and entomologist, b. Boston, grad. Kansas State Agricultural College (B.S., 1872) and Yale (M.D., 1880; Ph.D., 1885). He…Powell, William
(Encyclopedia) Powell, William, 1892–1984, American movie actor, b. Pittsburgh. Powell made his stage debut in 1912. He played the dapper villain in such early films as Sherlock Holmes (1921), Romola…Gogarty, Oliver St. John
(Encyclopedia) Gogarty, Oliver St. JohnGogarty, Oliver St. Johngōˈgərtē [key], 1878–1957, Irish author. A physician, he also served (1922–36) in the parliament of the Irish Free State. Gogarty is…Manasseh ben Israel
(Encyclopedia) Manasseh ben Israel, 1604–57, Jewish scholar and communal leader, b. Portugal. Early in his life he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a rabbi and started (1627) the first Hebrew…Heaviside, Oliver
(Encyclopedia) Heaviside, OliverHeaviside, Oliverhĕvˈēsīdˌ [key], 1850–1925, English physicist. He did valuable work in telephony and in the theory of electrical conduction in cables and other areas…Mowat, Sir Oliver
(Encyclopedia) Mowat, Sir OliverMowat, Sir Olivermōˈət [key], 1820–1903, Canadian statesman, b. Upper Canada (now Ontario). A lawyer, he entered (1857) the Legislative Assembly and held cabinet posts…Bechet, Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Bechet, SidneyBechet, Sidneybəshāˈ [key], 1897–1959, American jazz musician, b. New Orleans, La. He began his professional career with his brother Leonard's band in 1911. Later he…1999-2000 College Basketball Field Goal Percentage
Field Goal Percentage Minimum 5 Field Goals made per game. Cl Gm FG FGA Pct Brendan Haywood, N. Carolina Jr. 36 191 274 69.7 John Whorton, Kent Sr. 31…Sacheverell, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Sacheverell, HenrySacheverell, Henrysəshĕˈvərəl [key], 1674?–1724, English clergyman, the center of a religio-political incident in the reign of Queen Anne. In two sermons (1709) Dr.…Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent
(Encyclopedia) Lavoisier, Antoine LaurentLavoisier, Antoine LaurentäNtwänˈ lōräNˈ lävwäzyāˈ [key], 1743–94, French chemist and physicist, a founder of modern chemistry. He studied under eminent men…Trending
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