(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…
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merchant, retail executive, philanthropistBorn: 8/12/1862Birthplace: Springfield, Ill. Having successfully run a Chicago store specializing in men's fashions (1885–95), Rosenwald was tapped by…
Born: Feb. 22, 1950Basketball F “Dr. J”; in ABA (1971-76)— 3-time MVP, 2-time playoff MVP, led NY Nets to 2 titles (1974,76); in NBA (1976-87)— 5-time All-NBA 1st team, MVP in 1981, led…
television executiveBorn: 1/22/1927Birthplace: New York City In his nearly 40-year career with ABC he held a number of important positions and was noted especially as director of technical…
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Julius (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? b.c.–44 b.c., Roman statesman and general.
Caesar has always been one of the most controversial characters of history. His admirers have…
(Encyclopedia) Julius II, 1443–1513, pope (1503–13), an Italian named Giuliano della Rovere, b. Savona; successor of Pius III. His uncle Sixtus IV gave him many offices and created him cardinal.…
(Encyclopedia) Rudel, Julius, 1921–2014, Austrian-American conductor, b. Vienna, grad. Mannes School of Music (1942). A child prodigy on the violin and piano, he studied at the Vienna Academy of…
