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Leahy, William Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Leahy, William Daniel, 1875–1959, American naval officer and diplomat, b. Hampton, Iowa. He served in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines, then in Nicaragua (1912), in Haiti (…

Ortega Saavedra, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Ortega Saavedra, Daniel Ortega Saavedra, Daniel ôrtāˈgä sävāᵺˈrä [key…

Burnham, Daniel Hudson

(Encyclopedia) Burnham, Daniel HudsonBurnham, Daniel Hudsonbûrˈnəm [key], 1846–1912, American architect and city planner b. Henderson, N.Y. He was trained in architects' offices in Chicago. In that…

Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit

(Encyclopedia) Auber, Daniel-François-EspritAuber, Daniel-François-Espritdänyĕlˈ fräNswäˈ ĕsprēˈ ōbĕrˈ [key], 1782–1871, French operatic composer. His greatest successes resulted from his…

McFadden, Daniel Little

(Encyclopedia) McFadden, Daniel Little, 1937–, American economist, b. Raleigh, N.C., Ph.D. Univ. of Minnesota, 1962. McFadden has taught at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (1963–79, 1990–) and the…

Phillips, William Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Phillips, William Daniel, 1948–, American physicist, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. He has been a researcher at the National Institute of…

Williams, Daniel Hale

(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…

John Alexander KEY, Congress, OH (1871-1954)

KEY, John Alexander, a Representative from Ohio; born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, December 30, 1871; attended the public schools; learned the printer’s trade; city letter carrier 1897-…

William Key BOND, Congress, OH (1792-1864)

BOND, William Key, a Representative from Ohio; born in St. Marys County, Md., October 2, 1792; attended the schools at Litchfield, Conn., where he also studied law at the Litchfield Law School…

Tompkins, Daniel D.

(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774–1825, American political figure, Vice President of the United States (1817–25), b. Scarsdale, N.Y. A leader of the Jeffersonian group in New York state, he…