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HIESTER, Daniel, Congress, PA (1774-1834)

HIESTER, Daniel, (son of John Hiester and nephew of Daniel Hiester [1747-1804]), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chester County, Pa., in 1774; prothonotary and clerk of the courts…

Betty Ford

(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York,…

Dorati, Antal

(Encyclopedia) Dorati, AntalDorati, Antaläntälˈ dōräˈtē [key], 1906–88, Hungarian-American conductor, b. Budapest. Dorati studied with Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. He made his conducting debut at…

Michael Darr BARNES, Congress, MD (1943)

BARNES, Michael Darr, a Representative from Maryland; born in Washington, D.C., September 3, 1943; attended Landon School, Bethesda, Md.; graduated, Principia High School, St. Louis, Mo., 1962…

Floyd Kirk HASKELL, Congress, CO (1916-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1973-1979Party: DemocratHASKELL, Floyd Kirk, a Senator from Colorado; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., February 7, 1916; graduated, Harvard University 1937;…

Juliette Daisy Gordon Low

founder of the Girl Scouts of AmericaBorn: Oct. 31, 1860Birthplace: Savannah, Ga. Low came from a prominent Savannah, Georgia, family. After being educated at private boarding schools in Virginia…

Nicholson, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982, English painter; son of Sir William Nicholson. Nicholson's geometric abstractions of landscapes and still lifes are discreetly colored and lyrically…

Mergenthaler, Ottmar

(Encyclopedia) Mergenthaler, OttmarMergenthaler, Ottmarôtˈmär mĕrˈgən-täˌlər [key], 1854–99, American inventor of the Linotype (see printing). Mergenthaler was born in Germany. He emigrated to the…

Ku K'ai-chih

(Encyclopedia) Ku K'ai-chihKu K'ai-chihg&oomacr; kī-jûr [key], c.344–c.406, Chinese painter, one of the most eminent painters before the T'ang dynasty. He was especially noted for his portraits…

Rangabe, Alexandros Rizos

(Encyclopedia) Rangabe or Rhangavis, Alexandros RizosRangabe or Rhangavis, Alexandros Rizosälĕkˈsänᵺrôs rēˈzôs räNgäbāˈ, rängˌgävēsˈ [key], 1810–92, Greek scholar, author, and diplomat, b.…