(Encyclopedia) Hausa or HaussaHausaboth: houˈsə, –sä [key], black African ethnic group, numbering about 23 million, chiefly in N Nigeria and S Niger. The Hausa are almost exclusively Muslim and…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Judy (William Julius Johnson), 1899–1989, American baseball player, b. Snow Hill, Md. His father, a boxing coach, wanted him to be a prizefighter, but he started playing…
(Encyclopedia) Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf kärl frīˈhĕr fən släˈtĭn [key], known as Slatin PashaSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonpäˈshä [key…
(Encyclopedia) Smithson, Robert, 1938–73, American sculptor, b. Passaic, N.J. After first making modular, serial sculpture, Smithson began to design large-scale earthworks (see land art) in the 1960s…
(Encyclopedia) CatawbaCatawbakətôˈbə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They have for…
(Encyclopedia) Blanchot, MauriceBlanchot, Mauricemōrēsˈ bläNshōˈ [key], 1907–2003, French novelist and literary critic. One of the first intellectuals in France to be interested in questions of…
(Encyclopedia) border terrier, breed of hardy, medium-sized terrier developed in the Border districts of N England in the 18th and 19th cent. It stands about 12 in. (30 cm) high at the shoulder and…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891 Party: Democrat WILSON, Ephraim King, (son of Ephraim King Wilson [1771-1834]), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Snow Hill, Worcester…
WALKER, Francis, (brother of John Walker), a Representative from Virginia; born at âCastle Hill,â near Cobham, Albemarle County, Va., June 22, 1764; magistrate of Albemarle County; colonel…
EFNER, Valentine, a Representative from New York; born in Blenheim Hill, near Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y., May 5, 1776; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
