(Encyclopedia) Herskovits, Melville JeanHerskovits, Melville Jeanhûrsˈkəvĭts [key], 1895–1963, American anthropologist, b. Bellefontaine, Ohio; educated at the Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B., 1920) and…
(Encyclopedia) Frohman, CharlesFrohman, Charlesfrōˈmən [key], 1860–1915, American theatrical manager and producer, b. Sandusky, Ohio. Starting his career as a box-office clerk in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Alma Woodsey, 1891–1978, American painter, b. Columbus, Ga., B.S. Howard Univ., 1921, M.A. Teachers College, 1934. Thomas grew up in Washington, D.C., and taught (1924–60) in…
(Encyclopedia) Viñoly, Rafael, 1944–, Uruguayan-American architect, b. Montevideo. Even before receiving his architectural degrees (1968, 1969) from the Univ. of Buenos Aires, he and six associates…
(Encyclopedia) Südhof, Thomas Christian, 1955–, German-American biochemist. M.D., b. Göttingen, Germany, Ph.D. Georgia Augusta Univ., Göttingen, 1982. Südhof joined the faculty at the Univ. of Texas…
publisherBorn: 1953Birthplace: Massachusetts? Growing up on Long Island, Regan earned a BA in English from Vassar College. In the late 1970s, she studied voice and worked as a secretary before…
(Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell)actressBorn: 6/21/1921Birthplace: Bemidji, Minnesota Beautiful, dark-haired, big-boned actress with a direct personality, she is known as much for her lingerie…
The Question: I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you…
chemistBorn: 4/11/1899Birthplace: Montgomery, Ala. In addition to an extensive teaching career at such colleges as DePauw University, which would not offer him a professorship because he was…