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Fenton, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Fenton, Roger, 1819–69, English pioneer photographer. Originally a barrister, Fenton worked from the early 1850s until 1862 as a fashionable architectural, still-life, portrait, and…Zechariah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) ZechariahZechariahzĕkˌərīˈə [key], prophetic book of the Bible, which dates from 520 b.c.–518 b.c. at Jerusalem. The prophet was associated with Haggai in a movement to restore the…Carter, Ashton Baldwin
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Ashton Baldwin, 1954–, U.S. political scientist and government official, b. Philadephia, Pa. Trained as a theoretical physicist, he shifted to the study of ballistic missiles…Arish, Al
(Encyclopedia) Arish, AlArish, Aläl ärēshˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 67,337), NE Egypt, in the Sinai peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fishing port and a military and administrative center;…Alexius V
(Encyclopedia) Alexius V (Alexius Ducas Mourtzouphlos)Alexius Vəlĕkˈsēəs, [key]Alexius Vd&oomacr;ˈkəsm&oobreve;rtˈs&oomacr;flŏs [key], d. 1204, Byzantine emperor (1204), son-in-law of…Whiskey Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Whiskey Rebellion, 1794, uprising in the Pennsylvania counties W of the Alleghenies, caused by Alexander Hamilton's excise tax of 1791. The settlers, mainly Scotch-Irish, for whom…Taché, Sir Étienne Paschal
(Encyclopedia) Taché, Sir Étienne PaschalTaché, Sir Étienne Paschalātyĕnˈ päskälˈ täshāˈ [key], 1795–1865, Canadian statesman, b. Quebec prov. He fought with the British in the War of 1812 and then…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: B
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Abraham BALDWIN, Congress, GA (1754-1807)
Senate Years of Service: 1799-1807 Party: Democratic Republican BALDWIN Abraham , a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born in North Guilford, Conn., November 22, 1754; moved…Henry BALDWIN, Congress, PA (1780-1844)
BALDWIN Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Haven, Conn., January 14, 1780; was graduated from Hopkins Grammar School in 1793 and from Yale College in 1797; studied law; was…Trending
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