HUTCHINS, Waldo, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., September 30, 1822; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1842; studied law; was admitted to…
MINER, Henry Clay, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 23, 1842; attended the public schools and the American Institute of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City;…
MITCHELL, John Murry, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 18, 1858; attended Leggettâs School at New York City; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in…
RAYFIEL, Leo Frederick, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, March 22, 1888; attended the grade and high schools; was graduated from the New York University Law School in…
OLCOTT, Jacob Van Vechten, a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 17, 1856; attended the public schools and the College of the City of New York; was graduated from the…
SEGER, George Nicholas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City January 4, 1866; attended the public schools; settled in Passaic, N.J., in 1899 and engaged in the building…
(Encyclopedia) Commoner, Barry, 1917–2012, American biologist, educator, and activist, one of the founders of the modern environmental movement, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1937),…
(Encyclopedia) Chisholm, Shirley Anita St. HillChisholm, Shirley Anita St. Hillchĭzˈəm [key], 1924–2005, U.S. congresswoman (1969–83), b. Brooklyn, N.Y. An expert on early childhood education, she…
(Encyclopedia) Cohen, Samuel Theodore, 1921–2010, American physicist known as the “father of the neutron bomb,” b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1943. He worked on the…
(Encyclopedia) Chicago, Judy (Judy Gerowitz Chicago)Chicago, Judygĕrˈəwĭtsˌ, shĭkäˈgō, –kôˈ– [key], 1939–, American artist, b. Chicago as Judy Cohen, grad. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1962…
