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Ratcliffe, Sir Peter John

(Encyclopedia) Ratcliffe, Sir Peter John, 1954–, British cellular and molecular biologist, M.D., Cambridge, 1987. He has been a researcher at Oxford since 1987. Ratcliffe, along with William Kaelin…

Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.rōdēˈnō [key], 1909–2005, U.S. congressman, b. Newark, N.J., as Pellegrino Rodino, Jr.; grad. New Jersey Law School, 1937. Awarded…

Peter of Verona, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Peter of Verona, Saint, 1206?–1252, Italian preacher, a Dominican. He traveled throughout Italy on preaching tours and was especially known for his opposition to the Cathari. He was…

Thomas Peter AKERS, Congress, MO (1828-1877)

AKERS, Thomas Peter, a Representative from Missouri; born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828; attended school in Cleveland, Ohio; was graduated from an Ohio college; studied law; was…

Peter Charles GRANATA, Congress, IL (1898-1973)

GRANATA, Peter Charles, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., October 28, 1898; attended the public and high schools of his native city; was graduated from Bryant and Stratton…

Peter Francis HAMMOND, Congress, OH (1887-1971)

HAMMOND, Peter Francis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 30, 1887; attended the parochial schools and St. Mary’s High School, Lancaster, Ohio; was…

Clifford Peter HANSEN, Congress, WY (1912-2009)

Senate Years of Service: 1967-1978Party: RepublicanHANSEN, Clifford Peter, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Zenith, Teton (then Lincoln) County, Wyo., October 16, 1912; attended the public…

Harry Peter BEAM, Congress, IL (1892-1967)

BEAM, Harry Peter, a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria Ill., November 23, 1892; moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill., in 1899; attended St. Mary’s School, Marshalltown, Iowa,…

Peter Hansbrough BELL, Congress, TX (1812-1898)

BELL, Peter Hansbrough, a Representative from Texas; born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1812; attended the public schools; moved to Texas in 1836 during the war for Texan independence;…