(Barbara Appolonia Chalupiec)actressBorn: 12/31/1894Birthplace: Lipno, Poland After tuberculosis cut short a promising ballet career, Pola Negri began acting, emigrating from her native Poland to…
WALSH, Michael, a Representative from New York; born in Youghal, near Cork, Ireland, May 4, 1810; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; immigrated…
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist, discoverer of penicillin (1928) and lysozyme (1922), an antibacterial substance found in saliva and other body secretions.…
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(Encyclopedia) Richter, HansRichter, Hanshäns [key]Richter, Hans rĭkhˈtər [key], 1888–1976, American artist, b. Germany. A painter and filmmaker, Richter was influenced by cubism and Dada and was a…
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Senate Years of Service:
1789-1795; 1795-1796; 1813-1823; 1823-1825
Party:
Pro-Administration; Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist
KING, Rufus, (half brother of Cyrus King and father…
