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Lunacharsky, Anatoli Vasilyevich

(Encyclopedia) Lunacharsky, Anatoli VasilyevichLunacharsky, Anatoli Vasilyevichənətôˈlyē vəsēˈlyəvĭch l&oomacr;nəchärˈskē [key], 1875–1933, Russian revolutionary, dramatist, and critic. He began…

Alexander WILSON, Congress, VA

WILSON, Alexander, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1803 and 1804; elected…

Sorokin, Pitirim Alexandrovitch

(Encyclopedia) Sorokin, Pitirim AlexandrovitchSorokin, Pitirim Alexandrovitchpĭtĭrēmˈ ălˌĭgzănˈdrəvĭch sōrōˈkĭn [key], 1889–1968, Russian-American sociologist. Supporting himself as artisan and clerk…

Lamar ALEXANDER, Congress, TN (1940)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-Party: RepublicanALEXANDER, Lamar, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Maryville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1940; B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962; J.D., New York…

Rodney ALEXANDER, Congress, LA (1946)

ALEXANDER, Rodney, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bienville, Bienville Parish, La., on December 5, 1946; graduated from Jonesboro-Hodge High School, Jonesboro, La.; graduated,…

Alexander McMILLAN, Congress, NC (1817)

McMILLAN, Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; birth date unknown; member of the state senate, 1810-1812; elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress but died before the…

Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton

The Question: Which former vice president shot the Secretary of the Treasury in a duel? The Answer: Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron…

De Croo, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) De Croo, Alexander, 1975–, Belgian political leader. He worked for the Boston Consulting Group (1999–2006) and his own management consulting firm (2006–9) before entering politics. The…

Alger, Russell Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Alger, Russell Alexander, 1836–1907, U.S. secretary of war (1897–99), b. near Medina, Ohio. After moving to Michigan he engaged in the lumber business, in which he made a fortune.…