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Hammersmith and Fulham

(Encyclopedia) Hammersmith and Fulham, inner borough of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. It has various industries (such as wharves and…

Neiman, Leroy

(Encyclopedia) Neiman, LeroyNeiman, Leroynēˈmən [key], 1927–2012, American painter and printmaker, b. Saint Paul, Minn. Neiman was a leading artist of sporting subjects and one of the most popular…

Maplewood

(Encyclopedia) Maplewood. 1 Village (1990 pop. 30,954), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a growing residential suburb of St. Paul; inc. 1957. 2 City (1990 pop. 9,962), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St.…

Stainer, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Stainer, Sir JohnStainer, Sir Johnstāˈnər [key], 1840–1901, English composer and organist, grad. Oxford. He was organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Cathedral (1872–88), and he wrote…

Sundance Kid

(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…

Jon Lynn CHRISTENSEN, Congress, NE (1963)

CHRISTENSEN, Jon Lynn, a Representative from Nebraska; born in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebr., February 20, 1963; graduated St. Paul High School; B.A., Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebr…

Martin Anthony RUSSO, Congress, IL (1944)

RUSSO, Martin Anthony, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., January 23, 1944; graduated from St. Ignatius, Chicago, Ill., 1961; B.A., De Paul University, Chicago, Ill., 1965…

Alexander, Grover Cleveland

(Encyclopedia) Alexander, Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, American baseball player, b. St. Paul, Nebr. One of the great right-handed pitchers in National League history, Alexander pitched 696 games and…

Festus

(Encyclopedia) Festus (Sextus Pompeius Festus), fl. some time between a.d. 100 and 400, Roman lexicographer; his surviving work, On the Meaning of Words, is an abridgment of the lost glossary of…