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Elmer James RYAN, Congress, MN (1907-1958)

RYAN, Elmer James, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minn., May 26, 1907; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University…

Joseph Bryan THOMPSON, Congress, OK (1871-1919)

THOMPSON, Joseph Bryan, a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 29, 1871; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Savoy College in Fannin…

Willis Arnold GORMAN, Congress, IN (1816-1876)

GORMAN, Willis Arnold, a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…

Adramyttium

(Encyclopedia) AdramyttiumAdramyttiumădˌrəmĭtˈēəm [key], place, the modern Edremit, NW Turkey. According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul's ship was built here.

Mark, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Mark, Saint [Lat. Marcus], Christian apostle, traditional author of the 2d Gospel (see Mark, Gospel according to). His full name was John Mark. His mother, named Mary, had a house in…

Getty Center

(Encyclopedia) Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif., operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory…

Rostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, Count

(Encyclopedia) Rostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, CountRostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, Countfyôˈdər vəsēˈlyəvĭch, rəstəpchēnˈ [key], 1763–1826, Russian general and statesman. He rose rapidly under Czar…

Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr., 1915–2011, American physicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Columbia, 1940. A member of the faculty at Harvard from 1947 and the Higgins professor of physics…

Wendell Richard ANDERSON, Congress, MN (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1976-1978Party: DemocratANDERSON, Wendell Richard, a Senator from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 1, 1933; educated in the public schools…

Derbe

(Encyclopedia) DerbeDerbedûrˈbē [key], ancient town of Lycaonia, Asia Minor. The Acts of the Apostles relates that Paul and Barnabas fled there from Iconium.