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Bar Kokba, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Bar Kokba, Simon, or Simon Bar CochbaSimon Bar Cochbakōkˈbə [key] [Heb.,=son of the star], d. a.d. 135, Hebrew hero and leader of a major revolt against Rome under Hadrian (132–135).…

Simon, William Edward

(Encyclopedia) Simon, William Edward, 1927–2000, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1974–77), b. Paterson, N.J. He served (1946–48) in the U.S. army in Japan, graduated from Lafayette College (1952),…

Simon Fraser University

(Encyclopedia) Simon Fraser University, main campus at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered 1963, opened 1965. The Harbour Centre campus in downtown…

Simon of Cyrene

(Encyclopedia) Simon of CyreneSimon of Cyrenesīrēˈnē [key], in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander…

Simon, Herbert Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Simon, Herbert Alexander, 1916–2001, American social scientist and economist, b. Milwaukee, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1936, Ph.D., 1943). A professor of computer science and…

Mitchell, Joni

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joni, 1943–, Canadian-American songwriter, singer, guitarist, poet, and painter, b. MacLeod (now Fort Macleod), Alta., as…

Simon Moulton HAMLIN, Congress, ME (1866-1939)

HAMLIN, Simon Moulton, a Representative from Maine; born in Standish (Richville), Cumberland County, Maine, August 10, 1866; attended the public schools, Gorham (Maine) Normal School, and…

Simon Barclay CONOVER, Congress, FL (1840-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879Party: RepublicanCONOVER, Simon Barclay, a Senator from Florida; born in Middlesex County, N.J., September 23, 1840; attended an academy in Trenton, N.J.;…

Simon Peter WOLVERTON, Congress, PA (1837-1910)

WOLVERTON, Simon Peter, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pa., January 28, 1837; attended the common schools and Danville (Pa.) Academy, and was…