(Encyclopedia) Saint Mark's Church, Venice, named after the tutelary saint of Venice. The original Romanesque basilical church, built in the 9th cent. as a shrine for the saint's bones, was destroyed…
(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, James Mark, 1861–1934, American psychologist, b. Columbia, S.C., grad. Princeton (B.A., 1884; Ph.D., 1889). He taught philosophy at the Univ. of Toronto (1889–93), psychology…
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Mark Robert, 1954–, U.S. politician, b. Indianapolis, grad George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1977), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1980). After settling in Virginia and working as a…
(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Mark 1894–1973, American poet and critic, b. Hope, Vermilion co., Ill., Ph.D. Columbia, 1920; brother of Carl Van Doren. He taught English at Columbia (1920–59), where he…
(Encyclopedia) Spitz, Mark Andrew, 1950–, American swimmer, b. Modesto, Calif. He held records for winning the most gold medals at one Olympic game (seven, in 1972 at Munich) and shared the record…
(Encyclopedia) Zuckerberg, Mark Elliot, 1984–, American computer programmer and business executive, b. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. A computer prodigy as a child, he entered Harvard in 2002 and two years later…
Senate Years of Service: 1986-1993 Party: Democrat SANFORD, (James) Terry, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Laurinburg, N.C., August 20, 1917; attended Presbyterian Junior College;…
SANFORD, John W.A., a Representative from Georgia; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., August 28, 1798; attended the Baldwin County schools, and Yale University; engaged in…
SANFORD, Rollin Brewster, (great-grandson of Jonah Sanford), a Representative from New York; born in Nicholville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., May 18, 1874; attended the public schools; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1986-1993Party: DemocratSANFORD, (James) Terry, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Laurinburg, N.C., August 20, 1917; attended Presbyterian Junior College;…