(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…
(Encyclopedia) Hergenröther, Joseph Adam GustavHergenröther, Joseph Adam Gustavyōˈzĕf äˈdäm g&oobreve;sˈtäf hĕrˈgənrötər [key], 1824–90, German theologian and scholar, cardinal of the Roman…
(Encyclopedia) Krusenstern, Adam Johann vonKrusenstern, Adam Johann vonäˈdäm yōˈhän fən kr&oomacr;ˈzənshtĕrn [key], 1770–1846, Russian navigator. From 1803 to 1806 he circumnavigated the globe.…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sir George Adam, 1856–1942, Scottish biblical scholar and Hebraist, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. He was professor of Old Testament language, literature, and theology in the…
(Encyclopedia) Adam de la HalleAdam de la HalleädäNˈ də lä äl [key] or Adam le BossuAdam le Bossulə bōsüˈ [key], c.1240–1287, French dramatist and poet-musician, one of the great trouvères. Many of…
(Encyclopedia) Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon…
KINZINGER, Adam, a Representative from Illinois; born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, February 27, 1978; graduated from Normal West High School, Normal, Ill., 1996; B.A., Illinois…
SMITH, Adam, a Representative from Washington; born in Washington D.C., June 15, 1965; graduated from Tyee High School, Seattle, Wash. 1983; B.A., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1987; J.D…
PUTNAM, Adam, a Representative from Florida; born in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., July 31, 1974; B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1995; farmer; rancher; member of the Florida…
