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Sir John Pople 2004 Deaths

Sir John PopleAge: 78 British-born scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 for his work on a computer program that facilitates the study of the properties of molecules and how…

Sir Richard May 2004 Deaths

Sir Richard MayAge: 65 British judge who oversaw the war-crimes tribunal of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. He presided over the trial for two years, frequently sparring with…

Brewer's: Sir Roger de Coverley

An imaginary character by Addison; type of a benevolent country gentleman of the eighteenth century. Probably the model was William Boevey, lord of the manor of Flaxley. Source:…

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Biography

Sir Andrew Lloyd WebbercomposerBorn: 3/22/1948Birthplace: London, England Tony Award-winning composer known for his larger-than-life works of the 1970s and 1980s that made London the city of…

Biographies: Notable Architects

Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture…

Cistercians

(Encyclopedia) CisterciansCistercianssĭstrˈshənz [key], monks of a Roman Catholic religious order founded (1098) by St. Robert, abbot of Molesme, in Cîteaux [Cistercium], Côte-d'Or dept., France.…

Poynings, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia) Poynings, Sir Edward, 1459–1521, English statesman. After taking part in an insurrection (1483) against Richard III, he fled to the Continent, where he joined the followers of Henry…

King of Prussia

(Encyclopedia) King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied…

Biographies: A -C

Alvar Aalto Iorwith Wilbur Abel Sir Patrick Abercrombie Henry Carter Adams Alexander Agassiz Horace Marden Albright Maurice Allais Sir Hugh Allan Linda Alvarado Oakes Ames Othmar Hermann…

St. Bernard Parish, LA Census Data

People QuickFactsSt. Bernard ParishLouisianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 65,3644,523,628Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -2.8%1.2%Population, 2000 67,2294,468,976Persons…