(Encyclopedia) Fox, river, 176 mi (283 km) long, rising in S central Wis. and flowing SW to within 1.5 mi (2.4 km) of Portage, Wis., on the Wisconsin River, then NE through Lake Winnebago into Green…
(Encyclopedia) Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877, English inventor of photographic processes (see photography, still). A man of enormously versatile intelligence, he invented the “photogenic…
VERREE, John Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at âVerree Mills,â on Pennypack Creek, near what is now Fox Chase Station, Philadelphia, Pa., March 9, 1817; completed…
EILBERG, Joshua, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 12, 1921; graduated from Central High School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1936; B.S., Wharton School, University…
(Encyclopedia) Berlin, Sir Isaiah, 1909–97, English political scientist, b. Riga, Latvia (then in Russia). His family moved to St. Petersburg when he was a boy and emigrated to London in 1921. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who…
actorBorn: 4/16/1965Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Film and television actor, comedian, director and producer. Appearing in comedy clubs and on cable TV, Lawrence was first noticed by Spike Lee…
(Encyclopedia) Schneemann, Carolee, 1939–2019, American multimedia artist, b. Fox Chase, Pa., B.A. Bard College, 1959, M.F.A. Univ. of Illinois, 1961. Her art encompassed numerous genres, including…
