(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Abraham Cohen deHerrera, Abraham Cohen deār-rāˈrä [key], c.1570–1635, Jewish philosopher and kabbalist, also called Alonso Nunez de Herrera and Abraham Irira. Born possibly in…
(Encyclopedia) Brill, Abraham Arden, 1874–1948, American psychiatrist, b. Austria, grad. New York Univ., 1901, M.D. Columbia, 1903. He came to the United States alone at the age of 13. After studies…
(Encyclopedia) Norton, Joshua Abraham, 1818–80, colorful eccentric of San Francisco known as “Emperor Norton,” b. London. He went (1820) with his parents to Cape Town, South Africa, and news of the…
(Encyclopedia) Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben MeirIbn Ezra, Abraham ben Meirmâr [key], c.1089–1164, Jewish grammarian, commentator, poet, philosopher, and astronomer, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled widely and…
VANDERVEER, Abraham, a Representative from New York; born in Kings County, N.Y., in 1781; attended the common schools; county clerk of Kings County 1816-1821 and 1822-1837; upon its…
(Encyclopedia) Beame, Abraham David, 1906–2001, American politician, mayor of New York City (1974–77), b. London. Beame, who grew up on New York's Lower East Side, was city budget director (1952–61…
DOWDNEY, Abraham, a Representative from New York; born in Youghal, Ireland, October 31, 1841; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City; attended private…
BRICK, Abraham Lincoln, a Representative from Indiana; born on his fatherâs farm, near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 27, 1860; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
McCLELLAN, Abraham, a Representative from Tennessee; born at âWhite Top,â on Beaver Creek, Sullivan County, Tenn., October 4, 1789; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
