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Jude, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Jude, Saint, or Saint Judas [Jude is an English form to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, also called Thaddaeus. He is thought to…

2007 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Binet, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Binet, AlfredBinet, Alfredälfrĕdˈ bēnāˈ [key], 1857–1911, French psychologist. From 1894 he was director of the psychology laboratory at the Sorbonne. He is known for his research and…

David Hawkins

philosopher of science and historianBorn: Feb. 28, 1913Birthplace: El Paso, Texas Hawkins was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant on the Manhattan Project and served as the project's official historian…

Thomas Butler KING, Congress, GA (1800-1864)

KING, Thomas Butler, (brother of Henry King and father of John Floyd King), a Representative from Georgia; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., August 27, 1800; received private instructions…

Ives, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Ives, CharlesIves, Charlesīvz [key], 1874–1954, American composer and organist, b. Danbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1898; pupil of Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. He was an organist (1893–…

Marsha Mason

actressBorn: 4/3/1942Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri A stage actress of the 1960s and 1970s, Mason's fame as a film star soared when she received four Oscar nominations in a brief span of years (…

Penelope Ann Miller

actressBorn: 1/13/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Miller's performance in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988; she had previously appeared in the Broadway play) won critical attention, leading to a variety…

Rufus

(Encyclopedia) Rufus, in the New Testament. 1 Son of Simon of Cyrene. 2 Christian in Rome. Perhaps the same as 1.

Judith Regan

publisherBorn: 1953Birthplace: Massachusetts? Growing up on Long Island, Regan earned a BA in English from Vassar College. In the late 1970s, she studied voice and worked as a secretary before…