BARCIA, James A., a Representative from Michigan; born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., February 25, 1952; B.A., Saginaw Valley State College, University Center, Mich., 1974; staff assistant to…
(Encyclopedia) Livingstone, DavidLivingstone, Davidlĭvˈĭngstən, –stōnˌ [key], 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa, the first European to cross the African continent. From 1841 to 1852…
(Encyclopedia) Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward Housman)Housman, A. E.housˈmən [key], 1859–1936, English poet and scholar, whose verse exerted a strong influence on later poets. He left Oxford without a…
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, David Starr, 1851–1931, American scientist and educator, b. Gainesville, N.Y., M.S. Cornell, 1872, M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1875, and studied under Louis Agassiz at…
(Encyclopedia) Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph Liebling), 1904–63, American journalist, b. New York City. He left Dartmouth, attended the Columbia School of Journalism, and wrote for the Providence, R…
(Encyclopedia) Ammons, A. R. (Archie Randolph Ammons), 1926–2001, American poet, b. Whiteville, N.C., grad. Wake Forest College (1949). He began writing poetry while serving in the Navy during World…
FRANKS, Gary A., a Representative from Connecticut; born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., February 9, 1953; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1975; member of the Waterbury County…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-2009Party: RepublicanALLARD, A. Wayne, a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Fort Collins, Colo., December 2, 1943; attended the public schools in…
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, David, 1934–, American auto racing driver, b. Spartanburg, S.C. In a 27-year National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing career (1960–86), the “Silver Fox” won a total of…
