Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. Bradley Cooper is nominated for his portrayal of Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, in American Sniper.…
(Encyclopedia) Davenport, Charles BenedictDavenport, Charles Benedictdăvˈənpôrtˌ [key], 1866–1944, American zoologist, b. Stamford, Conn., Ph.D. Harvard, 1892. As director (1904–34) of the…
(Encyclopedia) Benedict, Ruth Fulton, 1887–1948, American anthropologist, b. New York City, grad. Vassar, 1909, Ph.D. Columbia, 1923. She was a student and later a colleague of Franz Boas at Columbia…
(Encyclopedia) Torvalds, Linus Benedict, 1969–, Finnish-American computer software engineer. A member of Finland's Swedish-speaking minority, he attended the Univ. of Helsinki (M.S., 1996), where he…
BENEDICT, Cleveland Keith, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., March 21, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated, The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa…
ARNOLD, Benedict, (brother-in-law of Matthias J. Bovee), a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., October 5, 1780; attended the common schools; engaged in…
BENEDICT, Charles Brewster, a Representative from New York; born in Attica Township, Wyoming County, N.Y., February 7, 1828; attended the public schools and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio;…
BENEDICT, Henry Stanley, a Representative from California; born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., February 20, 1878; moved with his parents to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1888; attended the…
CALVERT, Charles Benedict, a Representative from Maryland; born in Riverdale, Prince Georges County, Md., August 24, 1808; completed preparatory studies at Bladensburg Academy, Md.; was…
STEELE, John Benedict, a Representative from New York; born in Delhi, N.Y., March 28, 1814; attended Delaware Academy at Delhi and was graduated in law from Williams College, Williamstown,…
