(Encyclopedia) Valadon, SuzanneValadon, Suzannesüzänˈ välädôNˈ [key], 1867–1938, French painter. After abandoning successful careers as an acrobat and as artist's model to many of the major…
(Encyclopedia) Velasco Alvarado, JuanVelasco Alvarado, Juanhwän vāläsˈkō älväräˈᵺō [key], 1910–77, president of Peru (1968–75). Born of working class parents, he entered the army (1929) and rose to…
(Encyclopedia) Stapleton, Maureen, 1925–2006, American actress, b. Troy, N.Y., as Lois Maureen Stapleton. Stapleton's first major stage success was in The Rose Tattoo (1951; Tony Award, Best Featured…
(Encyclopedia) ByzantiumByzantiumbīzănˈshēəm, –shəm, –tēəm [key], ancient city of Thrace, on the site of the present-day İstanbul, Turkey. Founded by Greeks from Megara in 667 b.c., it early rose to…
(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, John, 1801–69, American stagecoach proprietor and expressman, b. near Albany, N.Y. Beginning as a stage driver out of Albany, he rose to ownership of a large network of…
(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, William, 1814–1900, English Gothic-revival architect. Favored by the Ecclesiological Society for his Puginlike correctness in recalling Gothic forms, Butterfield rose to…
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ROSS, Henry Howard, a Representative from New York; born in Essex, Essex County, N.Y., May 9, 1790; instructed by private tutors; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1808;…
McCORKLE, Paul Grier, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Yorkville (now York), York County, S.C., December 19, 1863; attended the public schools of his native city and Kings…
TYNDALL, William Thomas, a Representative from Missouri; born in Sparta, Christian County, Mo., January 16, 1862; attended the public schools, Henderson Academy at Sparta, and Sparta Academy;…
