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Adam's rib

The Question: Do men and women have the same number of ribs? The Answer: Yes. Men and women both have twelve pairs of ribs, for a total of…

John Quincy Adams

Born: 7/11/1767Birthplace: Braintree, Mass. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, at Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., the son of John Adams, the second president. He spent his early years in…

Adam Lambert Biography

singerBorn: January 29, 1982Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Adam Lambert was born in Indianapolis, but grew up in San Diego where he appeared in many theatrical…

Gordon, Adam Lindsay

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833–70, Australian poet, b. the Azores. In 1853 he went to South Australia, where he joined the mounted police and later became famous as a steeplechase rider…

Naruszewicz, Adam Stanislaw

(Encyclopedia) Naruszewicz, Adam StanislawNaruszewicz, Adam Stanislawäˈdäm stänēsˈläf när&oomacr;shĕˈvēch [key], 1733–96, Polish historian. A Jesuit, he became, after the suppression of his order…

Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob

(Encyclopedia) Oehlenschläger, Adam GottlobOehlenschläger, Adam Gottlobäˈdäm gŏtˈlŏb öˈlənshlāgər [key], 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist. Oehlenschläger turned for themes to the sagas…

Schiff, Adam Bennett

(Encyclopedia) Schiff, Adam Bennett, 1960- , American politician, b. Framingham, Ma., Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1982), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985…

Adam, in genetics

(Encyclopedia) Adam, in genetics, popular term for a theoretical male ancestor of all living people; see Eve, in genetics.

Bartsch, Adam von

(Encyclopedia) Bartsch, Adam von (Johann Adam Bernhard von Bartsch)Bartsch, Adam vonäˈdäm fən bärch [key], 1757–1821, Austrian engraver, etcher, and writer. His critical catalog, Le Peintre Graveur (…