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Asser, Tobias Michael Carel

(Encyclopedia) Asser, Tobias Michael CarelAsser, Tobias Michael Careltōbēˈäs mēˈkhāl käˈrəl äsˈər [key], 1838–1913, Dutch jurist. He was a delegate to many international conferences, including the…

Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold

(Encyclopedia) Lenz, Jakob Michael ReinholdLenz, Jakob Michael Reinholdyäˈkôp mĭkhˈäĕl rīnˈhôlt lĕnts [key], 1751–92, German writer. He was a friend of Goethe, whom he first imitated, then lampooned…

Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael

(Encyclopedia) Pakenham, Sir Edward MichaelPakenham, Sir Edward Michaelpăkˈənəm [key], 1778–1815, British general. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the wars against Napoleon I, emperor of…

Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d, 1930–2010, American businessman, principal owner of the New York Yankees (1973–2010), b. Rocky River, Ohio, grad. Williams College (B.A., 1952). A…

Somare, Sir Michael Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Somare, Sir Michael Thomas Somare, Sir Michael Thomas sōmäˈrā [key], 1936–2021, Papua New Guinea…

O'Toole, Erin Michael

(Encyclopedia) O'Toole, Erin Michael, 1973–, Canadian politician. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (1991–2000), then earned a law degree and practised corporate law. A member of the…

Ventris, Michael George Francis

(Encyclopedia) Ventris, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English linguist. Ventris was a student of architecture, but he became interested in the untranslated Mycenaean scripts, particularly Linear B…

Michael F. BENNET, Congress, CO (1964)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratBENNET, Michael F., a Senator from Colorado; born in New Delhi, India, November 28, 1964; B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1987; J.D…

Michael Thomas BLOUIN, Congress, IA (1945)

BLOUIN, Michael Thomas, a Representative from Iowa; born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., November 7, 1945; attended elementary and secondary schools of Miami Shores, Fla., and Chicago,…

Richard Michael NOLAN, Congress, MN (1943)

NOLAN, Richard Michael, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn., December 17, 1943; graduated from Brainerd High School, 1962; attended St. John’s…