(Encyclopedia) Pleiku or Play KuPlay Kuboth: plāk&oomacr;ˈ [key], town, central Vietnam. A highway junction for roads going east (to Quy Nhon), west (to Cambodia), north (to Da Nang), and south (…
BLEECKER, Harmanus, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., October 9, 1779; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Albany; elected as a…
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…
LAY, George Washington, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, N.Y., July 26, 1798; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, N.Y., in 1817;…
DE WITT, Charles Gerrit, (grandson of Charles De Witt), a Representative from New York; born in Greenhill, Ulster County, N.Y., November 7, 1789; studied law and practiced; clerk in the Navy…
OGLE, Andrew Jackson, (grandson of Alexander Ogle and nephew of Charles Ogle), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., March 25, 1822; completed preparatory…
(Encyclopedia) Bassano, JacopoBassano, Jacopoyäˈkōpō bäs-säˈnō [key], c.1515–1592, Venetian painter, whose original name was Jacopo, or Giacomo, da Ponte, b. Bassano, Italy. Bassano first studied…
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(Encyclopedia) De Predis, AmbrogioDe Predis, Ambrogioämbrōˈjō dā prāˈdēs [key] c.1455–c.1506, Milanese painter. He worked under Leonardo da Vinci and copied many of his paintings. He also executed…
BAYLIES, Francis, (brother of William Baylies), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Taunton, Mass., October 16, 1783; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced…
