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Adam de la Halle

(Encyclopedia) Adam de la HalleAdam de la HalleädäNˈ də lä äl [key] or Adam le BossuAdam le Bossulə bōsüˈ [key], c.1240–1287, French dramatist and poet-musician, one of the great trouvères. Many of…

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon…

Adam KINZINGER, Congress, IL (1978)

KINZINGER, Adam, a Representative from Illinois; born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, February 27, 1978; graduated from Normal West High School, Normal, Ill., 1996; B.A., Illinois…

Adam SMITH, Congress, WA (1965)

SMITH, Adam, a Representative from Washington; born in Washington D.C., June 15, 1965; graduated from Tyee High School, Seattle, Wash. 1983; B.A., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1987; J.D…

Adam PUTNAM, Congress, FL (1974)

PUTNAM, Adam, a Representative from Florida; born in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., July 31, 1974; B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1995; farmer; rancher; member of the Florida…

Adam SCHIFF, Congress, CA (1960)

SCHIFF, Adam, a Representative from California; born in Framingham, Norfolk County, Mass., June 22, 1960; graduated from Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1982; J.D., Harvard University,…

Famous Couples | Abigail and John Adams

A half-century love affair during the Revolutionary War by David Johnson   Although she lived at a time when many women were not educated, Abigail Adams learned to read, developing…

Toomer, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Toomer, Jean, 1894–1967, American writer, b. Washington, D.C., as Nathan Eugene Toomer. A major figure of the Harlem Renaissance, he is known mainly for Cane (1923, rev. ed. 1988, 2011…

Adam BENJAMIN, Jr., Congress, IN (1935-1982)

BENJAMIN, Adam, Jr., a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935; attended the public elementary schools of Gary; graduated, Kemper Military (high) School,…

Adam BOYD, Congress, NJ (1746-1835)

BOYD, Adam, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mendham, N.J., March 21, 1746; moved to Bergen County about 1770 and to Hackensack a few years later; member of the board of freeholders…