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Canonsburg
(Encyclopedia) Canonsburg, borough (2020 pop. 8,672), Washington co., SW Pa., inc. 1802. Its steel and coal industries have declined significantly. A…Wallingford
(Encyclopedia) Wallingford, town (1990 pop. 40,822), New Haven co., S Conn.; inc. 1670. Its silverware industry dates from c.1835. Fruit growing and the manufacture of plastics, steel, precision…Wolverhampton
(Encyclopedia) WolverhamptonWolverhamptonw&oobreve;lˈvərhămpˌtən [key], city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 263,501), W central England, in the Black Country. Wolverhampton is highly…Schmoller, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Schmoller, GustavSchmoller, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf shmôlˈər [key], 1838–1917, German economist. He was the leader of the younger school of German historical economists, who tried to…Sovern, Michael Ira
(Encyclopedia) Sovern, Michael Ira, 1931–2020, American lawyer and educator, president of Columbia Univ. (1980–93), b. New York City. He graduated from the Columbia Univ. Law School in 1955 and after…North Texas, University of
(Encyclopedia) North Texas, University of, at Denton, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1890 as Texas Normal College, became North Texas State Normal College in 1899, North Texas State Teachers College in…Norwich University
(Encyclopedia) Norwich University, at Northfield and Montpelier, Vt.; coeducational; founded 1819 as a private military college, opened 1820 at Norwich, Vt.; chartered under present name 1834, moved…Purdue University
(Encyclopedia) Purdue UniversityPurdue Universitypərdy&oomacr;ˈ, –d&oomacr;ˈ [key], main campus at West Lafayette, Ind.; land-grant with state support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened…Rambert, Dame Marie
(Encyclopedia) Rambert, Dame Marie, 1888–1982, a founder of the English ballet, b. Warsaw as Miriam Rambam. Trained by Jacques Dalcroze in eurythmics, Rambert joined the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes as…Langdell, Christopher Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Langdell, Christopher ColumbusLangdell, Christopher Columbuslăngˈdəl [key], 1826–1906, American teacher of law, b. New Boston, N.H. He practiced in New York City from 1854 to 1870,…Trending
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