(Encyclopedia) Fleetwood, Charles, 1618?–1692, English parliamentary general. He fought under Oliver Cromwell in many battles of the English civil war and later (1650) in Scotland. He became (1651) a…
(Encyclopedia) Kennelly, Arthur EdwinKennelly, Arthur Edwinkĕnˈəlē [key], 1861–1939, American electrical engineer, b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India, educated at University College School, London. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Edmund, 1617?–1692, English parliamentarian and regicide. He commanded a regiment of cavalry in the English civil war and served on the court that condemned King Charles I,…
(Encyclopedia) Petty, Sir William, 1623–87, English statistician and physician. He was a founder of the Royal Society and was physician general to the army of Ireland in 1652. Petty's survey of the…
(Encyclopedia) RolandRolandrōˈlənd [key], the great French hero of the medieval Charlemagne cycle of chansons de geste, immortalized in the Chanson de Roland (11th or 12th cent.). Existence of an…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826; 1827-1832Party: Jacksonian; JacksonianELLIS, Powhatan, a Senator from Mississippi; born at âRed Hill,â Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790; graduated…
(Oliver Burgess Meredith)actor, directorBorn: 11/16/1907Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio During the 1930s Meredith acted in many Broadway plays before moving into film. He played notable dramatic roles…
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500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists & Inventors Entertainers…
