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Fibonacci, Leonardo

(Encyclopedia) Fibonacci, LeonardoFibonacci, Leonardolāōnärˈdō fēbōnätˈchē [key], b. c.1170, d. after 1240, Italian mathematician, known also as Leonardo da Pisa. In Liber abaci (1202, 2d ed. 1228),…

Nen, river, China

(Encyclopedia) NenNennŭn [key] or NonniNonninônˈnē [key], river, 740 mi (1,191 km) long, rising in the Yilehuli (Ilkuri) Mts., N Heilongjiang prov., NE China, and flowing south along the east side of…

John Mercer LANGSTON, Congress, VA (1829-1897)

LANGSTON, John Mercer, a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…

Shelby Moore CULLOM, Congress, IL (1829-1914)

Senate Years of Service: 1883-1913Party: RepublicanCULLOM, Shelby Moore, (nephew of Alvan Cullom and William Cullom), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Wayne County, Ky.,…

Robert Young HAYNE, Congress, SC (1791-1839)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1831; 1831-1832Party: Jackson Republican; Jacksonian; NullifierHAYNE, Robert Young, (brother of Arthur Peronneau Hayne), a Senator from South Carolina…

John WILLIAMS, Congress, TN (1778-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanWILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke Williams…

Simon CAMERON, Congress, PA (1799-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…

Gouverneur MORRIS, Congress, NY (1752-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1800-1803Party: FederalistMORRIS, Gouverneur, (half brother of Lewis Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in…