(Encyclopedia) Lauder, Sir HarryLauder, Sir Harrylôˈdər [key], 1870–1950, Scottish baritone. His original name was MacLennan. Lauder was popular for his singing of ballads and comic songs, many of…
Senate Years of Service: 1937-1961 Party: Republican BRIDGES, Henry Styles (Styles), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in West Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, September 9, 1898;…
Senate Years of Service: 1937-1961Party: RepublicanBRIDGES, Henry Styles (Styles), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in West Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, September 9, 1898; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Vardon, Harry, 1870–1939, British golfer, b. Jersey. A former caddie, he became at 20 a professional golfer. He won six British Open championships (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and…
(Encyclopedia) Louis period styles, 1610–1793, succession of modes of interior decoration and architecture that established France as a leading influence in the decorative arts.
The restraint of…
(Encyclopedia) Martinson, Harry, 1904–78, Swedish writer. Orphaned early, Martinson was self-educated. His works reveal his appreciation of nature and his distrust of modern technological society. He…
(Encyclopedia) Laidler, Harry WellingtonLaidler, Harry Wellingtonlādˈlər [key], 1884–1970, American economist and Socialist leader, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1907, Brooklyn Law School…
(Encyclopedia) Coase, Ronald HarryCoase, Ronald Harrykōz [key], 1910–2013, British economist, b. London, Ph.D. Univ. of London, 1951. He was raised and educated in England before coming to the United…
(Encyclopedia) Daugherty, Harry MicajahDaugherty, Harry Micajahdôˈərtē [key], 1860–1941, American politician, b. Fayette co., Ohio. He became a successful corporation lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, and…
