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Edwin Bruce BROOKS, Congress, IL (1868-1933)

BROOKS, Edwin Bruce, (cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw), a Representative from Illinois; born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., September 20, 1868; attended the public schools, and was graduated…

Klabund

(Encyclopedia) KlabundKlabundkläb&oobreve;ntˈ [key], pseud. of Alfred HenschkeAlfred Henschkeälˈfrĕt hĕnshˈkə [key], 1890–1928, German poet, novelist, and dramatist. A skillful translator and…

Kahn, Robert Elliot

(Encyclopedia) Kahn, Robert Elliot, 1938–, American computer scientist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.E.E. City College of New York, 1960, Ph.D. Princeton, 1964. With Vinton Cerf, he is responsible for the…

Danegeld

(Encyclopedia) DanegeldDanegelddānˈgĕldˌ [key], medieval land tax originally raised to buy off raiding Danes and later used for military expenditures. In England the tribute was first levied in 868,…

William Wallace BROWN, Congress, PA (1836-1926)

BROWN, William Wallace, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 22, 1836; moved with his parents to Elk County, Pa., in 1838; attended the common…

Berkshire

(Encyclopedia) BerkshireBerkshirebärkˈshĭr, –shər, bûrkˈ– [key] or BerksBerksbärks, bûrks [key], former county, S central England. Part of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and the birthplace of King…