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James Walter WISE, Congress, GA (1868-1925)

WISE, James Walter, a Representative from Georgia; born near McDonough, Henry County, Ga., March 3, 1868; attended the common schools; studied law at Emory College, Oxford, Ga.; was admitted…

Walter Abbott WOOD, Congress, NY (1815-1892)

WOOD, Walter Abbott, a Representative from New York; born in Mason, N.H., October 23, 1815; moved to New York in 1816 with his parents, who settled in Rensselaerville; attended the common…

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

(Encyclopedia) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, former major military hospital complex in Washington, D.C., and Forest Glen, Md. The original facility, Walter Reed General Hospital, named for U.S.…

Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron, 1898–1968, British pathologist, b. Australia. He was educated at Adelaide Univ. and at Cambridge and Oxford and returned to Oxford as professor of…

Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy

(Encyclopedia) Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter HardyBeaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardybēˈtən [key], 1904–80, English scenery and costume designer, photographer, writer, painter, and diarist. After designing his…