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Levi P. Morton Biography

Levi P. Mortonbanker, political figureBorn: 5/16/1824Birthplace: Shoreham, Vt. Having built a small fortune working in a country store in Hanover, New Hampshire, he went on to become a…

David Levy Yulee Biography

David Levy YuleeU.S. Senator (D-Florida) Born: June 12, 1810Birthplace: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands David Levy Yulee was born on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, went to school in Virginia…

Edward Levy 2001 Deaths

Edward LevyAge: 74 longtime manager and coach of the N.Y. Pioneer Club, one of the country's leading amateur athletic clubs which produced U.S. track and field Olympians such as John Carlos…

Arista, Mariano

(Encyclopedia) Arista, MarianoArista, Marianomäryäˈnō ärēˈstä [key], 1802–55, Mexican general and president (1851–53). A royalist in the revolt against Spain, he later joined Agustín de Iturbide. He…

Gersonides

(Encyclopedia) GersonidesGersonidesgərsŏnˈĭdēz [key] or Levi ben GershonGersonideslēˈvī bĕn gûrˈshən [key], 1288–1344, Jewish philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, called also Ralbag, from the…

structuralism

(Encyclopedia) structuralism, theory that uses culturally interconnected signs to reconstruct systems of relationships rather than studying isolated, material things in themselves. This method found…

Palo Alto, historic site, Texas

(Encyclopedia) Palo Alto, locality not far from Brownsville, Tex., where the first battle of the Mexican War was fought on May 8, 1846. American troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican…

Hirsch, Emil Gustav

(Encyclopedia) Hirsch, Emil GustavHirsch, Emil Gustavhûrsh [key], 1851–1923, American rabbi, b. Luxembourg. He was rabbi in Baltimore and Louisville, Ky., but is best known for his work as rabbi of…

Levites

(Encyclopedia) LevitesLeviteslēˈvīts [key], a religious caste among the ancient Hebrews, descended from Jacob's son Levi and figuring prominently in the Bible. There were three divisions of Levites—…