(Encyclopedia) Kendrick, John, c.1740–1794, American sea captain, b. Massachusetts. During part of the American Revolution he commanded privateers. As commander of an expedition composed of the…
fashion designerBorn: 1955 Sui, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She attended New York's Parsons School of Design, where she met renown Vogue fashion photographer…
Plantation owner and former slaveBorn: 1793Birthplace: Senegal Anna Madgigine Jai was captured in her native country of Senegal in 1806 when she was about 13 years old. She was brought to Florida…
magazine editorBorn: 11/3/1949Birthplace: London, England So deep was her interest in clothes, Wintour decided against going to college, instead getting a job at Harper's Bazaar (later Harper's…
(Encyclopedia) Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862–1922, American humorist, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1883. He was the editor of Puck (1904–5) and other magazines and wrote over 30 books of humorous…
MEEK, Kendrick B., (son of Carrie Meek), a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 6, 1966; B.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1989; member…
(Encyclopedia) Atkins, Anna, 1799–1871, English photographer and botanist who specialized in images of botanical specimens. The daughter of scientist John George Children, she married John Pelly…
(Encyclopedia) Anna ComnenaAnna Comnenaänˈnə [key]Anna Comnenakŏmnēˈnə [key], b. 1083, d. after 1148, Byzantine princess and historian; daughter of Emperor Alexius I. She plotted, during and after…
