(Encyclopedia) Schuman, WilliamSchuman, Williamsh&oomacr;ˈmən [key], 1910–92, American composer, b. New York City. Schuman taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1935–45), and while president of…
(Encyclopedia) Barnard, George Grey, 1863–1938, American sculptor, b. Bellefonte, Pa. He studied engraving, then sculpture, first at the Art Institute of Chicago, then at the École des Beaux-Arts,…
(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…
(Encyclopedia) Simnel, LambertSimnel, Lambertsĭmˈnəl [key], c.1475–1525, imposter and pretender to the English throne. Little is known of his early life, but before 1486 he caught the attention of an…
historian, educator
Born: 1875
Birthplace: New Canton, Virginia
Taught to read by family members, Woodson worked as a coal miner in West Virginia and put himself through high school…
BAILEY, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maine; born in Little Compton, R.I., May 1, 1773; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1794;…
CAUSIN, John M. S., a Representative from Maryland; born in St. Marys County, Md., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Prince Georges County about 1836; returned to St. Marys…
CLARK, Ambrose Williams, a Representative from New York; born near Cooperstown, N.Y., on February 19, 1810; attended the public schools; publisher of the Otsego Journal 1831-1836, of the…
McCONNELL, Felix Grundy, a Representative from Alabama; born in Nashville, Tenn., April 1, 1809; moved with his parents to Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1811; received a limited…
KIDDER, David, a Representative from Maine; born in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine, December 8, 1787; pursued classical studies with private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
