(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…
(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…
writer, educatorBorn: 1886Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to his long list of academic honors, Locke is credited with helping to initiate and propel the Harlem Renaissance. Locke graduated…
writerBorn: 10/18/1948Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey Born Paulette Williams, she graduated from Barnard College in 1970, and later earned an MA from the University of Southern California. It was…
actorBorn: 11/28/1950Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey Highly respected, Oscar-nominated character actor who has played both the hero—John Glenn in The Right Stuff (1983)—and the antihero—E.…
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…
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…
biologist, educatorBorn: 8/14/1883Birthplace: Charleston, S.C. Although he was born in the segregated conditions of the South, Ernest Everett Just became one of the most highly respected scientists…
