(Encyclopedia) Say, Jean BaptisteSay, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ sā [key], 1767–1832, French economist. In A Treatise on Political Economy (1803, tr. from the 4th ed. 1821) he effectively reorganized…
(Encyclopedia) Sessions, William Steele, 1930–2020, U.S. government official, b. Fort Smith, Ark. After serving in the U.S. air force (1951–55), he attended Baylor Univ. (B.A. 1956, LL.B. 1958). A…
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experimental physicistBorn: 5/29/1912Birthplace: nr. Shanghai Chien-Shiung Wu received her bachelor's degree from National Central University in Nanjing in 1936 and her doctorate from Berkeley in…
(William Claude Rains)actorBorn: 11/10/1889Birthplace: London, England A character actor who began appearing on the stage as a child, Rains earned four Oscar nominations for his roles in Mr. Smith…
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chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court Born: January 27, 1955Birthplace: Buffalo, NY Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1976, and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1979. He…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Washington Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) 1927-2004 ALLEN, John Beard 1845-1903…
