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Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor

(Encyclopedia) Gaitskell, Hugh Todd NaylorGaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylorgātˈskəl [key], 1906–63, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he taught economics at the Univ. of London. During World War II he…

Bradman, Sir Donald George

(Encyclopedia) Bradman, Sir Donald George, 1908–2001, Australian cricketeer, widely considered the sport's greatest player and one of the world's most outstanding athletes, b. Cootamundra. His 20-…

Brown, Margaret Wise

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910–52, American children's book author, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.A Hollins College, 1932. Continuing her education at the Bureau of Educational Experiments (now the…

Carey, George Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Carey, George Leonard, 1935–, archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002). From a working-class background, he graduated from the London School of Divinity in 1962 and was ordained the same…

Yastrzemski, Carl Michael

(Encyclopedia) Yastrzemski, Carl Michael, 1939–, American baseball player, b. Southampton, N.Y. A career-long member of the Boston Red Sox, “Yaz” was signed in 1959, brought up to the majors in 1961…

Welby, Justin Portal

(Encyclopedia) Welby, Justin Portal, 1956–, archbishop of Canterbury (2013–), b. London, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1978). An oil executive until 1989, he studied theology at St. John's…

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The premier prize for American poetry The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, first given in 1922, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. It's important to…

Middleweight

1867–72 Tom Chandler1872–81 George Rooke1881–82 Mike Donovan11884–91 Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey1891–97 Bob Fitzsimmons21908 Stanley Ketchel,Billy Papke1908–10 Stanley Ketchel31913 Frank…

Business Personalities

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Jackson, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…