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Stanley, William Meredith

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, William Meredith, 1904–71, American biochemist, b. Ridgeville, Ind., Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois, 1929. He was a professor at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now…

Schekman, Randy Wayne

(Encyclopedia) Schekman, Randy Wayne, 1948–, American cell biologist, b. St. Paul, Minn. Ph.D. Stanford, 1974. He is a professor (since 1976) at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, and an investigator…

Schiller, Ferdinand Canning Scott

(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Ferdinand Canning ScottSchiller, Ferdinand Canning Scottshĭlˈər [key], 1864–1937, British philosopher. Schiller studied at Oxford and was professor of philosophy there (1897–…

John Bayard ANDERSON, Congress, IL (1922)

ANDERSON, John Bayard, a Representative from Illinois; born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., February 15, 1922; graduated from Rockford High School, Rockford, Ill., 1939; A.B., University…

Butler Black HARE, Congress, SC (1875-1967)

HARE, Butler Black, (father of James Butler Hare), a Representative from South Carolina; born on a farm in Edgefield (now Saluda) County, near Leesville, S.C., November 25, 1875; attended the…

Louis Emory McCOMAS, Congress, MD (1846-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1899-1905Party: RepublicanMcCOMAS, Louis Emory, (grandfather of Katharine Edgar Byron and great-grandfather of Goodloe Edgar Byron), a Representative and a Senator…

Nathaniel Peter HILL, Congress, CO (1832-1900)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885Party: RepublicanHILL, Nathaniel Peter, a Senator from Colorado; born in Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., February 18, 1832; attended Montgomery Academy and…

Craig, Sir James Henry

(Encyclopedia) Craig, Sir James Henry, 1748–1812, British soldier, governor of Canada (1807–11), b. Gibraltar. He served in the British army from 1763, fighting in the American Revolution and later…

Creswell, John Angel James

(Encyclopedia) Creswell, John Angel James, 1828–91, U.S. Postmaster General (1869–74), b. Port Deposit, Md. He was a lawyer, U.S. Representative (1863–65), and U.S. Senator (1865–67), but his…