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Gwin, William McKendree

(Encyclopedia) Gwin, William McKendree, 1805–85, American politician, b. Sumner co., Tenn. He received (1828) a degree in medicine from Transylvania Univ. and practiced in Clinton, Miss., until 1833…

Goudy, Frederic William

(Encyclopedia) Goudy, Frederic WilliamGoudy, Frederic Williamgouˈdē [key], 1865–1947, American type designer, b. Bloomington, Ill. Goudy is celebrated as one of the finest and most prolific type…

Grace, William Russell

(Encyclopedia) Grace, William Russell, 1832–1904, American financier, b. Queenstown, Ireland. He was in business in England and Peru before establishing (1865) W. R. Grace & Company in New York…

Giuliani, Rudolph William

(Encyclopedia) Giuliani, Rudolph WilliamGiuliani, Rudolph Williamj&oomacr;ˌlē-äˈnē [key], 1944–, American government official, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Manhattan College and studied law at…

Glackens, William James

(Encyclopedia) Glackens, William James, 1870–1938, American landscape and genre painter and illustrator, b. Philadelphia. An illustrator for Philadelphia and New York City newspapers and magazines…

Gladstone, William Ewart

(Encyclopedia) Gladstone, William Ewart, 1809–98, British statesman, the dominant personality of the Liberal party from 1868 until 1894. A great orator and a master of finance, he was deeply…

Gooch, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Gooch, Sir WilliamGooch, Sir Williamg&oomacr;ch [key], 1681–1751, colonial governor of Virginia (1727–49), b. Yarmouth, England. He came to Virginia after distinguished service…

Gordon, Charles William

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Charles William, pseud. Ralph Connor, 1860–1937, Canadian clergyman and novelist. His popular stories were based on his experience as a Presbyterian missionary in the lumber…

Gorgas, William Crawford

(Encyclopedia) Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854–1920, American disease and sanitation expert, surgeon general of the United States, b. Mobile, Ala., grad. Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1879. He…

Giauque, William Francis

(Encyclopedia) Giauque, William FrancisGiauque, William Francisjēōkˈ [key], 1895–1982, American chemist, b. Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada, grad. Univ. of California (B.S., 1920; Ph.D., 1922). A member…