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William Henry HINES, Congress, PA (1856-1914)
HINES William Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 15, 1856; moved to Pennsylvania in 1865 with his parents, who settled in Hanover Township, near Wilkes-Barre…Henry Wilbur PALMER, Congress, PA (1839-1913)
PALMER Henry Wilbur , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Clifford, Susquehanna County, Pa., July 10, 1839; attended Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa., and Fort Edward Institute, Fort Edward…Ampère, André Marie
(Encyclopedia) Ampère, André MarieAmpère, André Marieămˈpēr; Fr. äNdrāˈ märēˈ äNpĕrˈ [key], 1775–1836, French physicist, mathematician, and natural philosopher. He was professor of mathematics at the…Gottschalk, Louis Moreau
(Encyclopedia) Gottschalk, Louis MoreauGottschalk, Louis Moreaumôrōˈ gŏtˈshôk [key], 1829–69, American pianist and composer, b. New Orleans, of English-French parentage, studied in Paris. Chopin and…Hölderlin, Friedrich
(Encyclopedia) Hölderlin, FriedrichHölderlin, Friedrichfrēˈdrĭkh hölˈdərlĭn [key], 1770–1843, German lyric poet. Befriended and influenced by Schiller, Hölderlin produced, before the onset of…Moissan, Henri Ferdinand Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Moissan, Henri Ferdinand Frederick, 1852–1907, French chemist, Ph.D. École Pratique des Haute Études, Paris, 1880. Moissan was a professor at the School of Pharmacy in Paris (1886–1900…Chartier, Émile Auguste
(Encyclopedia) Chartier, Émile AugusteChartier, Émile Augusteāmēl ōgüstˈ [key]Chartier, Émile Auguste shärtyāˈ [key], 1868–1951, French essayist and philosopher who wrote under the pseudonym Alain.…Charles, Jacques Alexandre César
(Encyclopedia) Charles, Jacques Alexandre CésarCharles, Jacques Alexandre Césarzhäk älĕksäNˈdrə sāzärˈ shärl [key], 1746–1823, French physicist. He confirmed Benjamin Franklin's electrical…Dufy, Raoul
(Encyclopedia) Dufy, RaoulDufy, Raoulrä&oomacr;lˈ düfēˈ [key], 1877–1953, French painter, illustrator, and decorator, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. After meeting Matisse he abandoned his…Araguaía
(Encyclopedia) AraguaíaAraguaíaärägwīˈə [key], river, c.1,600 mi (2,575 km) long, rising in the Serra des Araras, at the border of Goiás and Mato Grosso states, S central Brazil. It flows generally…Trending
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