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Wirt, William Albert
(Encyclopedia) Wirt, William Albert, 1874–1938, American educator, b. Markle, Ind., grad. DePauw Univ. (Ph.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1916). In 1907 he became superintendent of schools in Gary, Ind., where he…Pratt Institute
(Encyclopedia) Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887. Founded by Charles Pratt as a school for practical training, it now offers general and professional…Scharoun, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Scharoun, HansScharoun, Hanshäns shärˈoun [key], 1893–1972, German architect. A member of the expressionist circle, Scharoun used a dynamic, sculptural approach to design throughout…Southern California, University of
(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…Repton
(Encyclopedia) Repton, village, Derbyshire, central England. It was once a capital of the kingdom of Mercia. A monastery, the seat of the Mercia bishops, stood there in the 7th cent. but was later…Warren, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Elizabeth, 1949- , American politician, b. Oklahoma City, Ok., as Elizabeth Ann Herring, Univ. of Houston (1970, B.S.);…Crandell, Prudence
(Encyclopedia) Crandell, PrudenceCrandell, Prudencekrănˈdəl [key], 1803–89, American educator and abolitionist, b. Hopkinton, R.I. In 1831 she opened a school for girls in Canterbury, Conn. Her…Imperial College London
(Encyclopedia) Imperial College London, officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England, est. 1907 through the merger of the Royal College (1845), Royal School of…Mary Washington College
(Encyclopedia) Mary Washington College, mainly at Fredericksburg, Va.; state supported; chartered 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women; first given its present name in 1938;…Montana, University of
(Encyclopedia) Montana, University of, at Missoula; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1893 as the Univ. of Montana. In 1913 when the Montana Univ. System was established, the school's name…Trending
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