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Aaron Lane FORD, Congress, MS (1903-1983)

FORD, Aaron Lane, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Potts Camp, Marshall County, Miss., December 21, 1903; attended public schools in Mississippi and the law department of Cumberland…

Aaron HACKLEY, Jr., Congress, NY (1783-1868)

HACKLEY, Aaron, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., May 6, 1783; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Williams College,…

Paul, Wolfgang

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Wolfgang, 1913–93, German physicist, Ph.D. Technical Univ., Berlin, 1939. A professor at the Univ. of Bonn from 1952, Paul developed an ion-trap technique (known as the Paul trap…

John Paul I

(Encyclopedia) John Paul I, 1912–78, pope (1978), an Italian (b. Canale d'Agordo) named Albino Luciani; successor of Paul VI. Born into a poor, working-class family, he trained at local seminaries…

Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia) Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 272,235), state capital and seat of Ramsey co., E Minn., on bluffs along the Mississippi River, contiguous with Minneapolis, forming the Twin Cities…

Linus C. Pauling

scientist, activistBorn: 2/28/1901Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Although he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1925), Linus Pauling's willingness and ability to cross disciplinary boundaries…

Jacob Aaron CANTOR, Congress, NY (1854-1921)

CANTOR, Jacob Aaron, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 6, 1854; attended the public schools; reporter on the New York World for several years; was graduated from…

Aaron Fyfe PERRY, Congress, OH (1815-1893)

PERRY, Aaron Fyfe, a Representative from Ohio; born in Leicester, Vt., January 1, 1815; attended the public schools and Yale Law School; was admitted to the bar of Connecticut in 1838; moved…

Aaron Venable BROWN, Congress, TN (1795-1859)

BROWN, Aaron Venable, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick County, Va., August 15, 1795; attended Westrayville Academy, North Carolina, and was graduated from the University of…

Cadmus, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Cadmus, Paul, 1904–99, American painter, b. N.Y.C.; studied National Academy of Design (1919–26), Art Students' League (1928). From 1933–35 he and painter Jared French traveled to…