(Encyclopedia) Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. army officer, b. Culpeper co., Va.; brother of George Strother Gaines. He spent his boyhood in Tennessee and at the age of 22 joined the U.S.…
(Encyclopedia) Jumel MansionJumel Mansionj&oomacr;mĕlˈ, zh&oomacr;– [key], historic house, New York City. The sturdy Georgian mansion was completed in 1766 by Roger Morris, one of the city's…
(Encyclopedia) Rose, Irwin, 1926–2015, American biochemist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1952. Rose was on the faculty of Yale Medical School from 1954 to 1963 and a senior member of…
(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, NadiaBoulanger, Nadianädyäˈ [key]Boulanger, Nadia b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1887–1979, French conductor and musician, b. Paris. Boulanger was considered an outstanding…
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, James AshetonBayard, James Ashetonbīˈərd [key], 1767–1815, U.S. representative (1797–1803) and senator (1805–13) from Delaware, b. Philadelphia. Admitted to the bar in 1787, he…
television producerBorn: 1911Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A broadcasting executive who developed radio documentaries on social and political issues, Saudek is best remembered for producing…
DAVIS, Susan A., a Representative from California; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 13, 1944; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965; M.S. W., University of North…
(Encyclopedia) gauchogauchogouˈchō [key], cowboy of the Argentine and Uruguayan pampas (grasslands). The typical gaucho, a familiar figure in the 18th and 19th cent., was a daring, skillful horseman…
AIDS researcher Born: 11/3/1952 Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan When David Ho was three years old his father traveled to America in search of a better life for his family. He was away for nine years…
