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Thomas BEEKMAN, Congress, NY

BEEKMAN Thomas , a Representative from New York; born in Wayne County, N.Y., birth date unknown; town clerk of Smithfield, N.Y., 1824; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first…

Kristin Scott Thomas Biography

Kristin Scott Thomas actressBorn: 5/24/1960Birthplace: Redruth, Cornwall, England After being discouraged by her English acting teachers, Scott Thomas moved to Paris at the age of 19, where she…

Paul Thomas Anderson Biography

Paul Thomas Andersonwriter, directorBorn: 1970 Writer, director, and producer of Oscar-nominated Boogie Nights (1997), a sprawling, in-your-face examination of the Los Angeles porn scene in the 1970s…

Jonathan Taylor Thomas Biography

Jonathan Taylor Thomas(Jonathan Weiss)actorBorn: 9/08/1981Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Before winning a role on the television series Home Improvement (1991–1998), Thomas worked as a…

Sankara, Thomas Isidore Noël

(Encyclopedia) Sankara, Thomas 1948–87, president (1983–87) of Burkina Faso. Thomas Sankara, sometimes referred to as the African Che Guevara, was an…

Didymus

(Encyclopedia) Didymus: see Thomas, Saint.

Merry Mount

(Encyclopedia) Merry Mount: see Morton, Thomas.

Sandby, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Sandby, PaulSandby, Paulsăndˈbē [key], 1725–1809, English watercolorist and draftsman. He was employed to survey the Highlands of Scotland after the 1745 rebellion. During his years in…

Lally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Lally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte deLally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte detômäˈ ärtürˈ bärôN də tôläNdälˈ kôNt də lälēˈ [key], 1702–66, French general; son of…

Dorsey, Thomas Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Dorsey, Thomas AndrewDorsey, Thomas Andrewdôrˈsē [key], 1899–1993, American gospel musician, b. Villa Rica, Ga. He began his career as a blues pianist and songwriter. Later he became a…