(Encyclopedia) Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley Merwin), 1927–2019, American poet and translator, b. New York City. After graduating from Princeton in 1948, he traveled in Europe, working as a tutor…
COAD, Merwin, a Representative from Iowa; born in Cawker City, Mitchell County, Kans., September 28, 1924; in 1932 moved with his parents to a farm near Auburn, Nebr.; graduated from high…
MERWIN, Orange, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Merryall, near New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., April 7, 1777; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
actorBorn: 1949Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England A versatile British character actor, Broadbent began his career on the London stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal…
BALLANCE, Frank W., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Windsor, Bertie County, N. C., February 15, 1942; graduated from W.S. Etheridge High School, Windsor, N. C., 1959; B.S., North…
BALLANCE, Frank W., Jr., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Windsor, Bertie County, N. C., February 15, 1942; graduated from W.S. Etheridge High School, Windsor, N. C., 1959; B.S.,…
(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Iowa
Member Name Birth-Death AINSWORTH, Lucien Lester 1831-1902 ALLISON, William Boyd 1829-1908 ANDERSON, Albert Raney 1837-…
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Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad Akhmatova, Anna Aldington, Richard…
