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Thomas Frank KONOP, Congress, WI (1879-1964)

KONOP, Thomas Frank, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Franklin, Wis., August 17, 1879; educated at Two Rivers High School, Oshkosh State Normal School, and Northern Illinois College of…

Garretson, James Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Garretson, James Edmund, 1828–95, American pioneer in oral surgery, b. Wilmington, Del., M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1859. From 1874 he taught at Philadelphia Dental College (now part…

Chapin, Schuyler Garrison

(Encyclopedia) Chapin, Schuyler GarrisonChapin, Schuyler Garrisonskīˈlər, chāˈpĭn [key], 1923–2009, American operatic manager and cultural impresario, b. New York City. The scion of an old and…

Gloucestershire

(Encyclopedia) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire glŏsˈtərshĭrˌ, glôˈstər– [key], county…

Asian Americans in Television and Movies

Wayne Wang Araki, Gregg, director, screenwriter Cain, Dean, actor Carrere, Tia, actress Cates, Phoebe, actress Chen, Joan, actress, director Cho, Margaret, actress, comedian Fujimoto,…

True, Alfred Charles

(Encyclopedia) True, Alfred Charles, 1853–1929, American agricultural expert and educator, b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Wesleyan Univ. (B.A., 1873). Associated with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture from…

Presidential Scandals

Richard Nixon: Watergate by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began on June 17, 1972, when five men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign…

McAlister, Linda Lopez

(Encyclopedia) McAlister, Linda Lopez, 1939-2021, American feminist philosopher, b. Los Angeles, Ca., as Linda Lee McAlister, Barnard College (B.A…

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815–81, English clergyman and author. As a student at Rugby he was influenced by the liberal views of Thomas Arnold. In 1838 he was elected a fellow of…