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Dix, Dorothea Lynde

(Encyclopedia) Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802–87, American social reformer, pioneer in the movement for humane treatment of the insane, b. Hampden, Maine. For many years she ran a school in Boston. In…

Biographies: Leaders in Sociology

Leaders in Sociology Albert Brisbane See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Gender Issues Race & Ethnicity Law…

William Pitt LYNDE, Congress, WI (1817-1885)

LYNDE William Pitt , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., December 16, 1817; attended Hamilton Academy and Hamilton College, and was graduated from Yale…

Anka, Paul

singer, composerBirthplace: Ottawa, Ont., CanadaBorn: 7/30/41

Williams, Paul

singer, composer, actorBirthplace: Omaha, Neb.Born: 9/19/40

Gallico, Paul

novelistBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1897Died: 1976

Hogan, Paul

actorBirthplace: Lightning Ridge, N.S.W., AustraliaBorn: 10/8/39

Osborn, Paul

playwrightBirthplace: Evansville, Ind.Born: 1901Died: 1988