(Encyclopedia) Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the…
(Encyclopedia) AngevinAngevinănˈjəvĭn [key] [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France. The first ruled over parts of France and over Jerusalem and England; the second…
WAGONER, George Chester Robinson, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 3, 1863; attended the public schools and Beaumont Hospital Medical College, St. Louis, Mo…
St. Louis, Mo.Designed in 1935 by Eero Saarinen photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo.…
KEHR, Edward Charles, a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., November 5, 1837; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice…
(Encyclopedia) Dolan, Timothy Michael, 1950–, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. St. Louis, Mo. Educated at Cardinal Glennon College, the Pontifical American College in Rome, and the Catholic…
NIEDRINGHAUS, Frederick Gottlieb, (uncle of Henry Frederick Niedringhaus), a Representative from Missouri; born in Luebbecke, Westphalia, North Germany, on October 21, 1837; attended the…
NORTON, Richard Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Troy, Lincoln County, Mo., November 6, 1849; attended the common schools and the St. Louis (Mo.) University, where he took a…
