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Richard Lieber

pioneering conservationistBorn: 9/5/1869Birthplace: St. Johann-Saarbrucken, Germany Lieber grew up in Germany and studied in England for a year before coming to the United States in 1891. At first…

John HANNA, Congress, IN (1827-1882)

HANNA, John, a Representative from Indiana; born near Indianapolis, Ind., September 3, 1827; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…

D. Bailey MERRILL, Congress, IN (1912-1993)

MERRILL, D. Bailey, a Representative from Indiana; born in Hymera, Sullivan County, Ind., November 22, 1912; graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind., 1933; graduated…

Morgan, John Hunt

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, John Hunt, 1825–64, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Huntsville, Ala. He spent most of his early life in Kentucky. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Morgan…

MacIntyre, Alasdair C.

(Encyclopedia) MacIntyre, Alasdair C.MacIntyre, Alasdair C.ălˈəstər măkˈĭntīrˌ [key], 1929–, American philosopher. He teaches at the Univ. of Notre Dame in Indiana. His major contributions have come…

Franklin, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Franklin. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), seat of Johnson co., S central Ind., inc. 1823. It is a farm trade center. Manufactures include…

Eggleston, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Eggleston, Edward, 1837–1902, American author, Methodist clergyman, b. Vevay, Ind., educated in frontier schools. Before 1870 he was a Bible agent, a farm worker, a circuit rider in…

Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson

(Encyclopedia) Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson, 1868–1941, American educator, b. Andrews, Ind., grad. Univ. of Indiana, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1905. He was a pioneer writer in the history of American…