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Hershey, Alfred Day

(Encyclopedia) Hershey, Alfred Day, 1908–1997, American microbiologist, b. Owosso, Mich., Ph.D., Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1934. Hershey was a professor at the Washington…

Cass, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Cass, Lewis, 1782–1866, American statesman, b. Exeter, N.H. He established (1802) himself as a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio, became a member (1806) of the state legislature, and was U.S…

Indiana Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes region of North America. It is known as "The Hoosier State" and is home to many major cities, including Indianapolis, the state’s capital city,…

John Logan CHIPMAN, Congress, MI (1830-1893)

CHIPMAN John Logan , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., on June 5, 1830; attended the public schools of that city and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 1843-1845;…

Ypsilanti, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) YpsilantiYpsilantiĭpsĭlănˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 24,846), Washtenaw co., SE Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1832. It is a residential, commercial, and farm-trade center. There is…

Adams, Henry Carter

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Henry Carter, 1851–1921, American economist, b. Davenport, Iowa. He developed an interest in public finance at Johns Hopkins and pursued this field during later studies in…

Abel, John Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Abel, John Jacob, 1857–1938, American pharmacologist, b. Cleveland, grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1883, M.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1888. Professor of pharmacology (1893–1932) and director of…

Arthur BROWN, Congress, UT (1843-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1896-1897 Party: Republican BROWN Arthur , a Senator from Utah; born near Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., March 8, 1843; attended the common schools and graduated…