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Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd

(Encyclopedia) Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd, 1914–98, English biophysicist. For their work in analyzing the electrical and chemical events in nerve-cell discharge, he and Andrew Huxley shared with Sir…

Taylor, Alan John Percivale

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Alan John Percivale, 1906–90, English historian, primarily interested in diplomatic and Central European history. Educated at Oxford, he became a fellow of Magdalen College in…

Wace, Alan John Bayard

(Encyclopedia) Wace, Alan John Bayard, 1879–1957, English archaeologist. From 1914 to 1923 he was director of the British School at Athens. He served as professor of classical archaeology at…

Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–98, American astronaut, b. East Derry, N.H., grad. Annapolis, 1944. He served on a destroyer during World War II and later had extensive experience as…

Parker CORNING, Congress, NY (1874-1943)

CORNING, Parker, (grandson of Erastus Corning), a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., January 22, 1874; attended the public schools, the Boys’ Academy in Albany, and St.…

Andrew PARKER, Congress, PA (1805-1864)

PARKER, Andrew, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cumberland County, Pa., May 21, 1805; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1824;…

Isaac PARKER, Congress, MA (1768-1830)

PARKER, Isaac, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., June 17, 1768; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1786; studied law; was…

PARKER, James, Congress, MA (1768-1837)

PARKER, James, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., in 1768; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine and began practice in Gardiner, Maine (then a part of…

James PARKER, Congress, NJ (1776-1868)

PARKER, James, (grandfather of Richard Wayne Parker), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bethlehem, N.J., March 3, 1776; moved to Perth Amboy, N.J., after the Revolution; was graduated…

PARKER, James, Congress, NJ (1776-1868)

PARKER, James, (grandfather of Richard Wayne Parker), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bethlehem, N.J., March 3, 1776; moved to Perth Amboy, N.J., after the Revolution; was graduated…