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Lewis, Sinclair

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Sinclair, 1885–1951, American novelist, b. Sauk Centre, Minn., grad. Yale Univ., 1908. Probably the greatest satirist of his era, Lewis wrote novels that present a devastating…

Sinclair, Upton

(Encyclopedia) Sinclair, Upton (Upton Beall Sinclair), 1878–1968, American novelist and socialist activist, b. Baltimore, grad. College of the City of New York, 1897. He was one of the muckrakers,…

Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, river in W Tasmania, Australia, 125 mi (200 km) long. Flowing from mountains to the W coast, its main tributaries are the Franklin and Denison from the N, and Serpentine and…

Sinclair, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Sinclair, Sir John, 1754–1835, Scottish agricultural economist and statistician. He compiled A Statistical Account of Scotland (21 vol., 1791–99), giving information on farming and…

Jeff Gordon

Born: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner of the Daytona…

Gordon Parks

  American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composerBorn: Nov. 30, 1912Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas   Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a highly accomplished…

Gordon Gould

Born: 1920Birthplace: New York City Optically-pumped laser amplifiers, gas-discharge-excited light amplifiers—Gould's lasers are used in 80% of industrial, commercial, and medical applications. He…

Gordon Clapp

actorBorn: 1948Birthplace: New Hampshire American TV and film actor who became a regular on the Emmy Award-winning TV drama NYPD Blue(1993–present) as Detective Gregory Medavoy after his guest…

Sinclair WEEKS, Congress, MA (1893-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1944-1944Party: RepublicanWEEKS, Sinclair, (son of John Wingate Weeks), a Senator from Massachusetts; born in West Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1893;…

Gordon, George

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, George, earl of Huntly: see Huntly.