(Encyclopedia) Edwards, Jonathan, 1703–58, American theologian and metaphysician, b. East Windsor (then in Windsor), Conn. He was a precocious child, early interested in things scientific,…
METZ, Herman August, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 19, 1867; attended private and public schools; manufacturer and importer of dyestuffs, chemicals, and…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1943Party: DemocratSPENCER, George Lloyd, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Mo., March 27, 1893; moved to Okolona, Ark., in 1902; attended…
GREENWAY, Isabella Selmes, (later Mrs. Harry Orland King), a Representative from Arizona; born Isabella Selmes in Boone County, Ky., March 22, 1886; attended the public schools and Miss…
CROUSE, George Washington, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, November 23, 1832; attended the common schools; taught school for five years; moved to Akron,…
WILLEY, Earle Dukes, a Representative from Delaware; born in Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., July 21, 1889; attended the public schools and George Washington University Law School, Washington…
Senate Years of Service: 1886-1887Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, Abram Pease, a Senator from California; born in New Portland, Somerset County, Maine, February 3, 1832; attended the common schools…
(Encyclopedia) Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley, 1882–1944, British astronomer and physicist. He was chief assistant (1906–13) at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and was from 1913 Plumian professor of…
(Encyclopedia) Nin, AnaïsNin, Anaïsənīˈĭs nĭn, nēn [key], 1903–77, American writer, b. Paris. The daughter of the Spanish composer Joaquín Nin, she came to the United States as a child. She was a…
(Encyclopedia) KalidasaKalidasakäˌlĭdäˈsə [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Indian dramatist and poet. He is regarded as the greatest figure in classical Sanskrit literature. Except that he was retained by the…
