(Encyclopedia) Verlaine, PaulVerlaine, Paulpōl vĕrlĕnˈ [key], 1844–96, French poet. He gained some notice with the Parnassian poetry of Poèmes saturniens (1866) and Fêtes galantes (1869) and became a…
George W. Bush's secretary of the Treasury Born: 12/4/1935Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. O'Neill served as secretary of the treasury for the first two years of George W. Bush's presidency, a period…
(Encyclopedia) Skou, Jens Christian, 1918–2018, Danish chemist, M.D. Univ. of Copenhagen, 1944, Ph.D. Univ. of Aarhus, 1954. Skou was on the faculty at the Univ. of Aarhus, Denmark, from 1947 until…
RYON, John Walker, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Elkland, Tioga County, Pa., March 4, 1825; attended the common schools, Millville Academy, Orleans County, N.Y., and Wellsboro…
McCALL, Samuel Walker, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Providence, Bedford County, Pa., February 28, 1851; spent his early life in Illinois; attended the Mount Carroll (Ill…
McCORKLE, Joseph Walker, a Representative from California; born in Piqua, Ohio, June 24, 1819; attended the common schools and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the…
TAYLER, Robert Walker, a Representative from Ohio; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 26, 1852; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Western Reserve College,…
WALKER, Gilbert Carlton, a Representative from Virginia; born in South Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pa., August 1, 1833; received a thorough English training and was graduated from Hamilton…
