(Issur Danielovitch)actorBorn: 12/9/1916Birthplace: Amsterdam, New York One of the top male stars of post-World War II Hollywood, he is best known for the driving intensity he brought to his…
(Encyclopedia) Hauptman, Herbert AaronHauptman, Herbert Aaronhouptˈmän [key], 1917–2011, American chemist, b. Bronx, N.Y., grad. City College of New York (B.S., 1937) and Univ. of Maryland (Ph.D.,…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Gawin or GavinDouglas, Gawin or Gavingäˈwĭn, găvˈĭn [key], 1474?–1522, Scottish poet and churchman; son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Angus. He is considered one of the…
(Encyclopedia) Klug, Sir AaronKlug, Sir Aaronkl&oomacr;g [key], 1926–2018, British biochemist, b. Lithuania. Raised and educated in South Africa, he moved to England and completed his doctorate…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, George, pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869–1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 3d earl of Douglas, 1328?–1400?, Scottish nobleman; illegitimate son of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In 1361 he became constable of Edinburgh and in 1364…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Norman (George Norman Douglas), 1868–1952, British novelist and essayist, b. Scotland. He spent the years from 1894 to 1896 in diplomatic service in Russia but resigned from…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Chapin Aaron, 1806–60, American dentist, b. Pompey, N.Y. One of the founders of dentistry as a profession, he was the author of The Dental Art (1839; later called Principles…
(Encyclopedia) Burr, Aaron, 1756–1836, American political leader, b. Newark, N.J., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton).
Soon after Hamilton's death, Burr left Washington on a journey to New…
