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Wartburg

(Encyclopedia) WartburgWartburgvärtˈb&oobreve;rk [key], castle near Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. Built c.1070, later enlarged, and renovated in the 18th cent., it was the…

White, William Alanson

(Encyclopedia) White, William Alanson, 1870–1937, American psychiatrist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at Cornell (1885–89) and Long Island Hospital Medical School (M.D., 1891). In 1892 he joined the…

Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Count

(Encyclopedia) Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, CountBestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Countəlyĭksyāˈ pētrôˈvĭch byĭst&oomacr;ˈzhĕv-rē&oomacr;ˈmyĭn [key], 1693–1766, Russian statesman…

Tabor, Horace Austin Warner

(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…

Catherine I

(Encyclopedia) Catherine I, 1683?–1727, czarina of Russia (1725–27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of…

James Churchill OLIVER, Congress, ME (1895-1986)

OLIVER, James Churchill, a Representative from Maine; born in South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 6, 1895; attended the public schools; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, A.B.,…

James Walter WALL, Congress, NJ (1820-1872)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1863Party: DemocratWALL, James Walter, (son of Garret Dorset Wall), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Trenton, N.J., May 26, 1820; was tutored privately in…

James Monroe

Born: 4/28/1758Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Va. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Va. A William and Mary graduate, he served in the army during the first years of…

Geoffrey Rush

actorBorn: 1951Birthplace: Toowoomba, Australia Academy Award-winning film and stage actor who was one of Australia's leading theater actors before establishing himself in feature films. He and Mel…