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Dexter, Colin

(Encyclopedia) Dexter, Colin (Norman Colin Dexter), 1930–2017, English mystery novelist, b. Stamford, Lincolnshire. He as a classics teacher in secondary schools until deafness forced him to find a…

Dexter, Timothy

(Encyclopedia) Dexter, Timothy, 1747–1806, American merchant and eccentric, b. Malden, Mass. He gained a fortune from the American Revolution by buying up depreciated certificates of indebtedness…

Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, river in W Tasmania, Australia, 125 mi (200 km) long. Flowing from mountains to the W coast, its main tributaries are the Franklin and Denison from the N, and Serpentine and…

Jeff Gordon

Born: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner of the Daytona…

Gordon Clapp

actorBorn: 1948Birthplace: New Hampshire American TV and film actor who became a regular on the Emmy Award-winning TV drama NYPD Blue(1993–present) as Detective Gregory Medavoy after his guest…

Gordon Parks

  American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer Born: Nov. 30, 1912 Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas   Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a highly…

Gordon Gould

Born: 1920Birthplace: New York City Optically-pumped laser amplifiers, gas-discharge-excited light amplifiers—Gould's lasers are used in 80% of industrial, commercial, and medical applications. He…

Samuel DEXTER, Congress, MA (1761-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1800Party: FederalistDEXTER, Samuel, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., on May 14, 1761; graduated from Harvard College in…

Tavernier, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard, 1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a well-known writer/poet, and began his…

Gordon, George

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, George, earl of Huntly: see Huntly.