(Encyclopedia) Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836–1926, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903–11), b. Guilford co., N.C. A lawyer in Illinois, Cannon served as a Republican in Congress from…
(Encyclopedia) Wiertz, Antoine JosephWiertz, Antoine JosephäNtwänˈ zhôzĕfˈ vērts [key], 1806–65, Belgian historical painter. He enjoyed such prestige that the government built him a studio in…
(Encyclopedia) Vien, Joseph-MarieVien, Joseph-Mariezhôzëfˈ-märēˈ vyăNˈ [key], 1716–1809, French neoclassical painter. A protégé of the comte de Caylus, he won the Prix de Rome and studied in Italy.…
(Encyclopedia) Blau, Joseph LeonBlau, Joseph Leonblou [key] 1909–86, American Jewish scholar and educator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (A.B., 1931; M.A., 1933; Ph.D., 1945). He taught at…
(Encyclopedia) Urban, Joseph MariaUrban, Joseph Mariaûrˈbən [key], 1872–1933, American architect and scene designer, b. Vienna. He won distinction with his architectural work, including the bridge…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Maryland
Member Name Birth-Death ALBERT, William Julian 1816-1879 ALEXANDER, Robert 1740-1805 ANDREWS, William Noble 1876-…
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…
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-…
Open Laser: 1. Robert Scheidt, BRA (26 pts); 2. Ben Ainslie, GBR (37); 3. Peer Moberg, NOR (46). Tornado: 1. Jose Luis Ballester & Fernando Leon, SPA (30 pts); 2. Mitch Booth & Andrew…
OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…
