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Pople, Sir John Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Pople, Sir John AnthonyPople, Sir John Anthonypōpˈəl [key], 1925–2004, British computational chemist. Trained as a mathematician at Cambridge (B.A. 1946, Ph.D. 1951), he worked at…Kenilworth
(Encyclopedia) KenilworthKenilworthkĕnˈəlwûrthˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 16,782), Warwickshire, central England. A market town and bedroom community, it is famous for the ruins of Kenilworth Castle,…Goffe, William
(Encyclopedia) Goffe, WilliamGoffe, Williamgôf [key], d. c.1679, English soldier and regicide. A personal adherent of Oliver Cromwell, he fought in the English civil war, signed the death warrant of…Grenville, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Grenville, Sir Richard, 1542?–1591, English naval hero. His cousin, Sir Walter Raleigh, gave him command of the fleet of seven vessels carrying the first colonists to Roanoke Island in…Woodcock, Leonard Freel
(Encyclopedia) Woodcock, Leonard Freel, 1911–2000, American labor leader, b. Providence, R.I. In 1933 he went to work as a machine assembler at the Detroit Gear and Machine Co., where he joined a…Boulanger, Nadia
(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, NadiaBoulanger, Nadianädyäˈ [key]Boulanger, Nadia b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1887–1979, French conductor and musician, b. Paris. Boulanger was considered an outstanding…Behrens, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Behrens, PeterBehrens, Peterpāˈtər bāˈrəns [key], 1868–1940, German architect, influential in Europe in the evolution of the modern architectural style. He established before World War…Thomas Walter HARRISON, Congress, VA (1856-1935)
HARRISON Thomas Walter , a Representative from Virginia; born in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., August 5, 1856; attended local academies at Leesburg, Middleburg, and Hanover; was graduated from…Walter Ingalls HAYES, Congress, IA (1841-1901)
HAYES Walter Ingalls , a Representative from Iowa; born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., December 9, 1841; attended the common schools and was graduated from the law department of the…Walter Lewis HENSLEY, Congress, MO (1871-1946)
HENSLEY Walter Lewis , a Representative from Missouri; born near Pevely, Jefferson County, Mo., September 3, 1871; attended the public schools and the law department of the University of Missouri…Trending
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