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Lauterbur, Paul Christian

(Encyclopedia) Lauterbur, Paul Christian, 1929–2007, American chemist, b. Sidney, Ohio, Ph.D. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1962. Lauterbur was (1969–85) a faculty member at the State Univ. of New York at…

Chabas, Paul Émile

(Encyclopedia) Chabas, Paul ÉmileChabas, Paul Émilepōl āmēlˈ shäbäsˈ [key], 1869–1937, French academic painter. He is remembered chiefly for his nude, September Morn, which created a sensation when…

Cambon, Pierre Paul

(Encyclopedia) Cambon, Pierre PaulCambon, Pierre Paulpyĕr [key]Cambon, Pierre Paulpōl [key]Cambon, Pierre Paul käNbôNˈ [key], 1843–1924, French diplomat; brother of Jules Martin Cambon. Named…

Brown, Paul Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Paul Eugene, 1908–91, American football coach, b. Norwalk, Ohio, B.A., Miami Univ., 1925, M.A., Ohio State Univ., 1930. After coaching high school teams, he coached Ohio State (…

Botta, Paul Émile

(Encyclopedia) Botta, Paul ÉmileBotta, Paul Émilepôl āmēlˈ bôtäˈ [key], 1805–70, French archaeologist and government official. While consular agent at Mosul (1843) he made his renowned discoveries of…

Boyer, Paul Delos

(Encyclopedia) Boyer, Paul Delos, 1918–2018, American biochemist, b. Provo, Utah, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, 1943. Boyer taught at the Univ. of Minnesota, first in Saint Paul (1946–56) and…

Belmondo, Jean-Paul

(Encyclopedia) Belmondo, Jean-PaulBelmondo, Jean-PaulzhäN-pōl bĕlmôNdōˈ [key], 1933–, French film actor, b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, studied Paris Conservatory. Belmondo made his film debut in 1957, but…

Volcker, Paul Adolph

(Encyclopedia) Volcker, Paul Adolph, 1927–2019, American economist, government official, and banker, b. Cape May, N.J. After working as an under secretary in the Treasury Department (1969–74) and as…

Carroll, Paul Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Paul Vincent, 1900–1968, Irish playwright. His plays, vigorous commentaries on the conflicts of village life in Ireland, include Shadow and Substance (1937), The White Steed (…

Teleki, Count Paul

(Encyclopedia) Teleki, Count PaulTeleki, Count Paultĕˈlĕkĭ [key], 1879–1941, Hungarian premier (1920–21, 1939–41), geographer, and political writer. He studied law, political science, and geography…