(Encyclopedia) CabochiensCabochienskäbōshyăNˈ [key], popular faction in Paris in the early 15th cent. Composed largely of small tradespeople and members of the butchers' and skinners' guilds, it was…
(Encyclopedia) Braille, LouisBraille, Louisbrāl, Fr. lwē brīˈyə [key], 1809?–1852, French inventor of the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind. Having become blind from an accident at…
(Encyclopedia) Soupault, PhilippeSoupault, Philippefēlēpˈ s&oomacr;pōˈ [key], 1897–1990, French poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. He took an active role in the dadaist movement and…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-en-LayeSaint-Germain-en-LayesăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-äN-lā [key], town (1990 pop. 41,710), Yvelines dept., N central France, on the Seine River, a residential suburb W of Paris. It…
GROESBECK, William Slocum, a Representative from Ohio; born in Kinderhook, Rensselaer County, N.Y., July 24, 1815; moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1816; attended the common…
HAMILL, James Alphonsus, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., March 30, 1877; attended St. Bridgetâs Academy; was graduated from St. Peterâs College, Jersey City, N…
BALL, Thomas Raymond, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York City, February 12, 1896; attended the public schools, Anglo-Saxon School, Paris, France, Heathcote School, Harrison, N…
CASSIDY, George Williams, a Representative from Nevada; born near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., April 25, 1836; attended the public schools and was educated by private tutors; studied law but…
McCREERY, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, May 17, 1786; immigrated to the United States in 1791 with his parents, who settled near Fairfield…
McCREERY, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, May 17, 1786; immigrated to the United States in 1791 with his parents, who settled near Fairfield,…
