(Encyclopedia) Lam, Carrie (Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor), 1957–, Hong Kong political leader. She served in the treasury bureau before becoming director of social welfare (2000–3), permanent secretary…
(Encyclopedia) Randall, James Garfield, 1881–1953, American historian, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He taught history and political science at various colleges before joining (1920) the faculty of the Univ…
(Encyclopedia) Pedersen, Charles John, 1904–89, American chemist, b. Busan, Korea, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1927. After finishing his studies, Pedersen began work as a research…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1873; 1873-1874Party: Free Soil; Opposition; Republican; Liberal RepublicanSUMNER, Charles, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston,…
entrepreneurBorn: 1/6/1896Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Died: 2/8/1986 The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Pritzker lived the American Dream. He graduated from Harvard Law School and worked for a…
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Stephen, 1985–, American political consultant and government official, b. Santa Monica, Calif., B.A. Duke, 2007. A conservative Republican, Miller worked for the Senate…
LINCOLN, Abraham, a Representative from Illinois and 16th President of the United States; born in Hardin County, Ky., February 12, 1809; moved with his parents to a tract on Little Pigeon…
Born: 1908Birthplace: Bristol, Pa. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis today for the manufacture of all polyurethane. Polyurethane is used as an upholstery material, heat…
(Encyclopedia) Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2020–), b. New Orleans, grad. Univ. of Notre Dame Law School (1997). She clerked for Supreme Court Justice…