(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…
(Encyclopedia) Hertzog, James Barry MunnikHertzog, James Barry Munnikhûrtˈsŏg, hĕrtˈsôkh [key], 1866–1942, South African military and political leader. Before the South African War, in which he…
GOLDWATER, Barry Morris, Jr., (son of Barry Morris Goldwater), a Representative from California, born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 15, 1938; attended Staunton Military…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Daniel Hale, 1858–1931, American surgeon, b. Hollidaysburg, Pa., M.D. Northwestern Univ., 1883. As surgeon of the South Side Dispensary in Chicago (1884–91), he became keenly…
(Encyclopedia) St. Leger, Barry, 1737–89, British officer in the American Revolution. In the French and Indian Wars he served at Louisburg (1758) and with Gen. James Wolfe at Quebec. He was given (…
(Encyclopedia) Barish, Barry Clark, 1936–, American experimental physicist, b. Omaha, Nebr. Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1962. Barish has been a professor (emeritus from 2005) at the…
(Encyclopedia) Sharpless, Karl Barry, 1941–, American chemist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Stanford, 1968. Sharpless was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1970–77 and 1980–90) and…
(Encyclopedia) Abrams, Creighton WilliamsAbrams, Creighton Williamsāˈbrəmz [key], 1914–74, U.S. military officer, b. Springfield, Mass. After graduating (1936) from West Point, he served with…
(Encyclopedia) Morley, Edward Williams, 1838–1923, American scientist, b. Newark, N.J., grad. Williams College, 1860. From 1869 to 1906 he was professor of chemistry at Western Reserve College (now…
