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Alexander H. Cohen 2000 Deaths

Alexander H. CohenAge: 79 prolific stage and television producer who produced more than 100 plays, including Hamlet, School for Scandal, and Homecoming. Died: Manhattan, April 22, 2000Ellis…

Merton H. Miller 2000 Deaths

Merton H. MillerAge: 77 Nobel laureate who won the award in economics in 1990 for his pioneering research and theories on corporate finance. Died: Chicago, June 3, 2000Sig MickelsonM - QJohn…

H. David Dalquist 2005 Deaths

H. David DalquistAge: 86 entrepreneur who in 1950 invented the Bundt pan. Died: Edina, Minn., Jan. 2, 2005Lloyd CutlerA - FOssie Davis

Joseph H. Lewis 2000 Deaths

Joseph H. LewisAge: 93 versatile filmmaker known for his briskly paced, stylish low-budget films, including The Jolson Story and Gun Crazy. Died: Marina del Rey, Calif., August 30, 2000Edward…

Paul H. O'Neill Biography

Paul H. O'NeillGeorge W. Bush's secretary of the Treasury Born: 12/4/1935Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. O'Neill served as secretary of the treasury for the first two years of George W. Bush's…

E. H. Gombrich 2001 Deaths

E. H. GombrichAge: 92 Vienna-born polymath who wrote about subjects ranging from classical music to psychology to white ants. But he's best known for his children's book, The Story of Art,…

McGuffey, William Holmes

(Encyclopedia) McGuffey, William HolmesMcGuffey, William Holmesməgŭfˈē [key], 1800–1873, American educator, b. near Claysville, Pa. He was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1826,…

Lee, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Arthur, 1740–92, American Revolutionary diplomat, b. Westmoreland co., Va.; brother of Francis L. Lee, Richard H. Lee, and William Lee. Educated in Great Britain, he returned to…

Witt, Jan de

(Encyclopedia) Witt, Jan deWitt, Jan deyän [key], 1625–72, Dutch statesman. Like his father, Jacob de Witt, burgomaster of Dort, he became a leading opponent of the house of Orange and played a vital…

William LANGER, Congress, ND (1886-1959)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1959 Party: Republican LANGER William , a Senator from North Dakota; born on a farm in Everest Township, near Casselton, Cass County, N.Dak., September 30, 1886;…