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Zachary Paul WAMP, Congress, TN (1957)

WAMP, Zachary Paul, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Ga., October 28, 1957; graduated from the McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1976; attended…

Zachary David MASSEY, Congress, TN (1864-1923)

MASSEY, Zachary David, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Marshall, Madison County, N.C., November 14, 1864; attended the public schools; taught in the public schools of Marshall 1882-…

James Zacharie SPEARING, Congress, LA (1864-1942)

SPEARING, James Zacharie, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Alto, Cherokee County, Tex., April 23, 1864; moved with his parents to New Orleans, La., in 1866; attended the public schools…

Morton, Levi Parsons

(Encyclopedia) Morton, Levi Parsons, 1824–1920, American banker, Vice President of the United States (1889–93), b. Shoreham, Vt. He engaged in business in Hanover, N.Y., and in Boston before…

Levi, Edward Hirsch

(Encyclopedia) Levi, Edward HirschLevi, Edward Hirschlĕvˈē, lēˈvē [key], 1911–2000, American lawyer, legal educator, and public official, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago and Yale Univ. law school…

Levi-Civita, Tullio

(Encyclopedia) Levi-Civita, TullioLevi-Civita, Tulliot&oomacr;lˈlyō lāˈvē-chēˈvētä [key], 1873–1942, Italian mathematician. He taught at the universities of Padua (1898–1919) and Rome (1919–38)…

Levi-Montalcini, Rita

(Encyclopedia) Levi-Montalcini, RitaLevi-Montalcini, Ritalāˈvē-mŏnˌtəlsēˈnē [key], 1909–2012, Italian-American neurologist, b. Turin, Italy, M.D. Univ. of Turin, 1936. A dual citizen of Italy and the…

Lévi-Strauss, Claude

(Encyclopedia) Lévi-Strauss, ClaudeLévi-Strauss, Claudeklōd lāˈvē-strous [key], 1908–2009, French anthropologist, b. Brussels, Belgium, Ph.D Univ. of Paris, 1948. He carried out research in Brazil…

Ginzburg, Natalia Levi

(Encyclopedia) Ginzburg, Natalia LeviGinzburg, Natalia Levinətälˈyə lēˈvē gĭnˈsbûrg [key], 1916–91, Italian novelist. Because she and her husband Leone Ginzburg were Jewish, they were confined to a…