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Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st ViscountRothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscountrŏᵺˈərmēr [key], 1868–1940, English publisher. He was the financial wizard of the…

Ohthere

(Encyclopedia) OhthereOhthereōthērˈə [key], fl. 880, Norse explorer. His account of his voyage around the North Cape, along Lapland, and into the White Sea was incorporated by Alfred the Great in the…

James Herriot Biography

authorBorn: 1916Birthplace: Sunderland, EnglandDied: 1995Best Known as: Author of All Creatures Great and Small Originally known as James Alfred Wight, Herriot…

George Herbert UTTER, Congress, RI (1854-1912)

UTTER, George Herbert, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., July 24, 1854; moved with his parents to Westerly, R.I., in 1861; attended the public schools…

Coleman du Pont

(Thomas Coleman du Pont) chemical industry entrepreneurBorn: 1863Birthplace: Louisville, Ky. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began his career in his father's…

William COOPER, Congress, NY (1754-1809)

COOPER, William, a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 2, 1754; lived in Burlington, N.J., until moving in 1789 to Otsego County, N.Y., where he established the…

Zadock COOK, Congress, GA (1769-1863)

COOK, Zadock, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia February 18, 1769; moved to Hancock County, Ga., in early life, and was one of the first settlers in Clark County; self-educated;…

Birmingham, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Birmingham Birmingham bûrˈmĭngəm [key], city and metropolitan borough (2021 city pop. 2,606,374…