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Patrick, Deval Laurdine

(Encyclopedia) Patrick, Deval Laurdine, 1956–, African-American politician and government official, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard 1978, Harvard Law School 1982. A lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund…

Frondizi, Arturo

(Encyclopedia) Frondizi, ArturoFrondizi, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō frôndēˈsē [key], 1908–95, president of Argentina (1958–62). A lawyer and economist, he opposed Juan Perón and rose to prominence…

Mellon Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Mellon Foundation, officially the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, philanthropic trust formed (1969) through the merger of the Avalon Foundation (est. 1940 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce) and the…

Kresge Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Kresge FoundationKresge Foundationkrĕsˈkē [key], fund established (1924) by retail chain store owner Sebastian S. Kresge (1867–1966) as a broad-purpose philanthropic institution. The…

Carnegie Corporation of New York

(Encyclopedia) Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125…

Warner, Mark Robert

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Mark Robert, 1954–, U.S. politician, b. Indianapolis, grad George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1977), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1980). After settling in Virginia and working as a…

World Economic Forum

(Encyclopedia) World Economic Forum (WEF), independent international organization that seeks to improve the state of the world by encouraging partnerships between the public and private sectors, est…

foundation

(Encyclopedia) foundation, institution through which private wealth is contributed and distributed for public purpose. Foundations have existed since Greek and Roman times, when they honored deities…

Hunt, R. Timothy

(Encyclopedia) Hunt, R. Timothy (Richard Timothy Hunt), 1943–, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1968. Hunt was a researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City (1968–81) and…

Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh

(Encyclopedia) Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Sidi Ould Cheikh sēˈdē &oomacr;ld shāk äbdəläˈē [key], 1937–2020, Mauritanian political leader, president of…