PORTER, Timothy H., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York and settled in Cattaraugus County; member of…
(Encyclopedia) Harlem, residential and business section of upper Manhattan, New York City, bounded roughly by 110th St., the East River and Harlem River, 168th St., Amsterdam Ave., and Morningside…
(Encyclopedia) Ibn al-Arabi or Ibn Arabi, Muhyi ad-Din Muhammad bin Ali al-Hatimi at-TaiIbn al-Arabi or Ibn Arabi, Muhyi ad-Din Muhammad bin Ali al-Hatimi at-Taiĭbˌən äl äräˈbē [key], 1165–1240, a…
(Encyclopedia) James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park), 1920–2014, English mystery novelist, b. Oxford. From 1964 to 1979 she worked in the forensic science and…
(Encyclopedia) division of labor, in economics, the specialization of the functions and roles involved in production. Division of labor is closely tied with the standardization of production, the…
(Encyclopedia) value, in economics, worth of a commodity in terms of other commodities, or in terms of money (see price). Value depends on both desirability and scarcity. The marginal theory of value…
NELSON, Jeremiah, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Rowley, Essex County, Mass., September 14, 1769; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.…
McCARTY, William Mason, a Representative from Virginia; born at âCedar Grove,â Fairfax County, Va., about 1789; received his early education from private tutors; attended the College of…
