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Cameron, David William Duncan

(Encyclopedia) Cameron, David William DuncanCameron, David William Duncankămˈərən [key], 1966–, British political leader, b. London. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked for the Conservative party'…

Loeb, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Loeb, JacquesLoeb, Jacqueslōb [key], 1859–1924, American physiologist, b. Germany, M.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1884. He came to the United States in 1891 and taught at Bryn Mawr, the…

Hartline, Haldan Keffer

(Encyclopedia) Hartline, Haldan Keffer, 1903–83, American physiologist, b. Bloomsburg, Pa., M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1927. From 1931 to 1949 (except for 1940–41), he was a researcher at the Eldridge…

Dobzhansky, Theodosius

(Encyclopedia) Dobzhansky, TheodosiusDobzhansky, Theodosiusdôbzhänˈskē [key], 1900–1975, American geneticist, b. Russia, grad. Univ. of Kiev, 1921. He emigrated to the United States in 1927 and was…

Northrop, John Howard

(Encyclopedia) Northrop, John Howard, 1891–1987, American chemist, b. Yonkers, N.Y., Ph.D. Columbia, 1915. He was a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller Univ…

Notable Business Biographies

Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca See also Women CEOs Notable Women in Busines Asian Pacific American Business and Media Leaders People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links…

Barbara Ehrenreich

writer, political activistBorn: 8/26/1941Birthplace: Butte, Montana A social activist and a feminist, Ehrenreich has written on the subjects of healthcare, class, families, and sex. Among her most…

George Nakashima

woodworker, architectural designerBorn: 1905Birthplace: Spokane, Wash. Nakashima developed his lifelong interest in woodworking and architectural design as a student at the University of Washington…

Elaine Hiesey Pagels

religious historianBorn: 2/13/1943Birthplace: Palo Alto, California Elaine Pagels is a scholar who has achieved popular as well as academic success. Most of her publications have focused on early…

David R. MINGE, Congress, MN (1942)

MINGE, David R., a Representative from Minnesota; born in Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine County, Minn., March 19, 1942; graduated from Worthington High School, Worthington, Minn., 1960; B.A, St.…