BICKNELL, George Augustus, a Representative from Indiana; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 6, 1815; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1831; attended Yale…
YOUNG, Augustus, a Representative from Vermont; born in Arlington, Bennington County, Vt., March 20, 1784; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and…
HOBART, Garret Augustus, a Vice President of the United States; born near Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., June 3, 1844; attended the common schools and graduated from Rutgers College, New…
(Encyclopedia) DrususDrususdr&oomacr;ˈsəs [key], Roman family of the gens Livius. An early distinguished member was Marcus Livius Drusus, d. 109? b.c., tribune of the people (122) with Caius…
Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr., 1931-2021, American experimental composer, b. Nashua, N.H., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1954), Brandeis Univ. (M.A…
(Encyclopedia) Manning, Patrick Augustus Mervyn, 1946–2016, Trinidadian political leader, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991–95, 2001–10). He entered politics in the 1960s while studying…
(Encyclopedia) Jaggar,Thomas Augustus, Jr., 1871–1953, American geologist and volcanologist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Harvard, 1897. One of the team of U.S. scientists (1902) who surveyed the eruptions…
(Encyclopedia) Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus, 1826–1902, English chemist, an authority on explosives. He was professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy (1851–55) and chemist to the War Dept…
(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, American educator and mathematician, b. Sheffield, Mass., grad. Yale, 1828. After tutoring at Yale and teaching in institutions for the…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, James William Augustus, 1821–87, American naval officer, b. Dedham, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Nicholson. He was appointed a midshipman in 1838, served under Commodore Perry…
