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Peter SWART, Congress, NY (1752-1829)

SWART Peter , a Representative from New York; born in Schoharie, N.Y., July 5, 1752; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the New York bar and commenced the practice of law…

Peter NEWHARD, Congress, PA (1783-1860)

NEWHARD Peter , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allentown, Pa., July 26, 1783; completed preparatory studies and attended a private school in Allentown; opened the first hardware…

Peter NORBECK, Congress, SD (1870-1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1936 Party: Republican NORBECK Peter , a Senator from South Dakota; born near Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), August 27, 1870; attended…

Peter Gerard TORKILDSEN, Congress, MA (1958)

TORKILDSEN Peter Gerard , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Milwaukee, Wis., January 28, 1958; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., 1980; M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of…

Peter SHARPE, Congress, NY (1777-1842)

SHARPE Peter , a Representative from New York; born in New York, December 10, 1777; completed preparatory studies; member of the Columbia County Medical Society, 1807; alderman, New York, N.Y.;…

Peter SILVESTER, Congress, NY (1734-1808)

SILVESTER Peter , a Representative from New York; born at Shelter Island, Long Island, N.Y., in 1734; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1763 and practiced…

Lippi

(Encyclopedia) LippiLippilēpˈpē [key], name of two celebrated Italian painters of the 15th cent., Fra Filippo Lippi and his son, Filippino Lippi. Filippino Lippi,Filippino Lippi, c.1457–1504, son…

Saint Petersburg, city, Russia

(Encyclopedia) Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, Rus. Sankt-Peterburg, city (1990 est. pop. 5,036,000), capital of the Leningrad region (although not administratively part of it) and the…

Heemskerck, Maarten van

(Encyclopedia) Heemskerck, Maarten vanHeemskerck, Maarten vanmärˈtən vän hāmsˈkĕrk [key], 1498–1574, Dutch painter. His family name was van Veen. He studied in Haarlem under Scorel and in Rome from…

Apianus, Petrus

(Encyclopedia) Apianus, PetrusApianus, Petruspēˈtrəs āpēāˈnəs [key], Latinized from Peter Bienewitz or BennewitzBennewitzpāˈtər bēˈnəvĭts, bĕnˈəvĭts [key], 1495–1552, German cosmographer and…