(Encyclopedia) Gorsuch, Neil McGill, 1967–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2017–), b. Denver. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1991), he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy and…
actorBorn: 1/22/1940Birthplace: Chesterfield, England Oscar-nominated actor whose career spans four decades and more than eighty roles ranging from the classical to the futuristic. Perhaps best…
(Encyclopedia) Arrow, Kenneth Joseph, 1921–2017, American economist, b. New York City, grad. City College of New York (B.S. 1940), Columbia (M.A. 1941, Ph.D. 1951). He was on the faculties of the…
(Encyclopedia) Lefebvre, François JosephLefebvre, François JosephfräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ ləfĕˈvrə [key], 1755–1820, marshal of France. He rose from the ranks in the French Revolutionary Wars and…
(Encyclopedia) Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph, 1943–, American physician, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1966. Since 1973 Lefkowitz has been a professor at Duke Univ.; he was appointed a Howard Hughes…
(Encyclopedia) Laski, Harold JosephLaski, Harold Josephlăsˈkē [key], 1893–1950, British political scientist, economist, author, and lecturer. A graduate of New College, Oxford, he taught at McGill…
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, 1888–1969, U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1937–40), b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1912. The founder of an American dynasty, he was the father of nine children,…
(Encyclopedia) Krutch, Joseph WoodKrutch, Joseph Woodkr&oobreve;ch [key], 1893–1970, American author, editor, and teacher, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Univ. of Tennessee, 1915, Ph.D. Columbia,…
(Encyclopedia) Lamar, Joseph RuckerLamar, Joseph Ruckerləmärˈ [key], 1857–1916, American jurist, b. Elbert co., Ga. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1878, served (1886–89) in the state…
(Encyclopedia) Michaud, Joseph FrançoisMichaud, Joseph Françoiszhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ mēshōˈ [key], 1767–1839, French journalist and historian. Under the Directory he was deported for advocating the…
