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Proudhon, Pierre Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Proudhon, Pierre JosephProudhon, Pierre Josephpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ pr&oomacr;dhôNˈ [key], 1809–65, French social theorist. Of a poor family, Proudhon won an education through scholarships…

Proust, Joseph Louis

(Encyclopedia) Proust, Joseph LouisProust, Joseph Louiszhôzĕfˈ lwē pr&oomacr;st [key], 1754–1826, French chemist. He was professor of chemistry at the artillery school in Segovia, Spain, and…

Pershing, John Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Pershing, John JosephPershing, John Josephpûrˈshĭng [key], 1860–1948, American army officer and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, b. Linn co., Mo.…

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Simms Taback’s Caldecott Medal winning story based on a Yiddish folk song about a clever tailor named Joseph who always finds a way to make something out of…

Joseph RUSSELL, Congress, NY

RUSSELL, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York and resided in Warrensburg, N.Y., birth date unknown; received a limited schooling; sheriff of Warren County, November 1834-…

Joseph KNOLLENBERG, Congress, MI (1933)

KNOLLENBERG, Joseph, a Representative from Michigan; born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., November 28, 1933; attended public schools; B.S., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955…

Joseph LANE, Congress, OR (1801-1881)

Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratLANE, Joseph, (father of La Fayette Lane and grandfather of Harry Lane), a Delegate and a Senator from Oregon; born in Buncombe County, N.C.,…

Joseph CROWLEY, Congress, NY (1962)

CROWLEY, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., March 16, 1962; graduated from Power Memorial High School, New York, N.Y., 1981; B.A., Queens College, City University of New…

Joseph Livingston WHITE, Congress, IN (1861)

WHITE, Joseph Livingston, a Representative from Indiana; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Utica, N.Y.; was admitted…

Joseph SIMON, Congress, OR (1851-1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1898-1903Party: RepublicanSIMON, Joseph, a Senator from Oregon; born in Bechtheim, Germany, February 7, 1851; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who…