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Ben-hail

(Encyclopedia) Ben-hailBen-hailbēn-hāˈĭl [key], in the Bible, one of Jehoshaphat's princes.

Shahn, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Shahn, Ben (Benjamin Shahn), 1898–1969, American painter and graphic artist, b. Lithuania. Shahn emigrated to the United States in 1906. After working in lithography until 1930, his…

David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…

A. Lawrence FOSTER, Congress, NY

FOSTER, A. Lawrence, a Representative from New York; birth date unknown; attended the public schools; studied law in Vernon; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Morrisville about…

Bill FOSTER, Congress, IL (1955)

FOSTER, Bill, a Representative from Illinois; born in Madison, Wis., October 7, 1955; B. A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 1975; Ph. D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.,…

Foster, Sir George Eulas

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Sir George Eulas, 1847–1931, Canadian statesman, b. New Brunswick. He first entered the Canadian House of Commons in 1882 and later held a number of cabinet positions,…

Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr., 1915–2011, American physicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Columbia, 1940. A member of the faculty at Harvard from 1947 and the Higgins professor of physics…

Ben JONES, Congress, GA (1941)

JONES, Ben, a Representative from Georgia; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., August 30, 1941; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Va., 1959; attended the University…

Ben ERDREICH, Congress, AL (1938)

ERDREICH, Ben, a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 9, 1938; graduated from Shados Valley High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1956; B.A., Yale…