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Conklin, Edwin Grant
(Encyclopedia) Conklin, Edwin Grant, 1863–1952, American zoologist, b. Waldo, Ohio, B.S. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1886, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1891. From 1908 he taught and conducted research at Princeton…White, Richard Grant
(Encyclopedia) White, Richard Grant, 1821–85, American journalist, writer, and Shakespearean scholar, b. New York City. He had a varied career and was at different times music critic and coeditor (…Thomas Lyon HAMER, Congress, OH (1800-1846)
HAMER Thomas Lyon , a Representative from Ohio; born in Northumberland County, Pa., in July 1800; attended the public schools; moved to Ohio in 1817 and taught school; studied law; was admitted to…Delaware, University of
(Encyclopedia) Delaware, University ofDelaware, University ofdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], at Newark, Del.; land-grant and state-supported; coeducational; founded 1743 in New London, Pa., as a Presbyterian…Belknap, William Worth
(Encyclopedia) Belknap, William Worth, 1829–90, U.S. Secretary of War (1869–76), b. Newburgh, N.Y. After practicing law in Iowa, he served in the Civil War, was a division commander under Sherman in…John Francis LEWIS, Congress, VA (1818-1895)
Senate Years of Service: 1870-1875 Party: Republican LEWIS John Francis , a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., March 1, 1818; attended an old field school;…Primaticcio, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Primaticcio, FrancescoPrimaticcio, Francescofränchāsˈkō prēmätētˈchō [key], 1504–70, Italian painter, called Le Primatice by the French. He was influenced by Correggio and by…Fénelon, François de Salignac de la Mothe
(Encyclopedia) Fénelon, François de Salignac de la MotheFénelon, François de Salignac de la MothefräNswäˈ də sälēnyäkˈ də lä môt fānəlôNˈ [key], 1651–1715, French theologian and writer, a leader of…Lee, Robert Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…Daniel Darwin PRATT, Congress, IN (1813-1877)
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican PRATT Daniel Darwin , a Senator from Indiana; born in Palermo, Maine, October 26, 1813; moved to New York with his parents, who settled in…Trending
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