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BULL, John, Congress, MD (1803-1863)

BULL, John, a Representative from Missouri; born in Virginia in 1803; studied medicine in Baltimore, Md.; moved to Howard County, Mo., and settled near Glasgow; engaged in the practice of…

Jon Lynn CHRISTENSEN, Congress, NE (1963)

CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn, a Representative from Nebraska; born in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebr., February 20, 1963; graduated St. Paul High School; B.A., Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebr…

Elijah Eugene CUMMINGS, Congress, MD (1951)

CUMMINGS, Elijah Eugene, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1951; graduated from Baltimore City College High School, Baltimore, Md., 1969; B.S., Howard University,…

Vanessa Redgrave

actressBorn: 1/30/1937Birthplace: London, England Academy and Emmy Award-winning film, stage and television actress known for her on-screen dignity and radical politics. Her films include Julia (…

Milton KRAUS, Congress, IN (1866-1942)

KRAUS, Milton, a Representative from Indiana; born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., June 26, 1866; attended the common and high schools; was graduated from the law department of the University…

Alfred Metcalf JACKSON, Congress, KS (1860-1924)

JACKSON, Alfred Metcalf, a Representative from Kansas; born in South Carrollton, Muhlenburg County, Ky., July 14, 1860; attended the common schools and West Kentucky College; studied law; was…

Modrich, Paul Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Modrich, Paul Lawrence, 1946–, American biochemist and molecular geneticist, b. Raton, N.M., Ph.D. Stanford Univ., 1973. Modrich joined the faculty at the Duke Univ. School of Medicine…

Kindelberger, Dutch

(Encyclopedia) Kindelberger, Dutch (James Howard Kindelberger), 1895–1962, b. Wheeling, W.Va., American aerospace pioneer. In 1917 he joined the army and went into the signal corps, serving as a…

Hawksmoor, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect involved in the development of most of the great buildings of the English baroque. From the age of 21 he assisted Sir Christopher Wren…

Horvitz, H. Robert

(Encyclopedia) Horvitz, H. Robert (Howard Robert Horivtz), 1947–, American geneticist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Harvard, 1974. Horvitz has been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…