SULZER, William, (brother of Charles August Sulzer), a Representative from New York; born in Elizabeth, N.J., March 18, 1863; attended the public schools and Columbia College, New York City;…
(Encyclopedia) Schuyler, Philip JohnSchuyler, Philip Johnskīˈlər [key], 1733–1804, American Revolutionary general, b. Albany, N.Y. He was a member of one of the wealthiest colonial New York families…
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 3d duke of, 1473–1554, English nobleman, prominent in the reign of Henry VIII; son of Thomas Howard, the 2d duke. He married (1495) a daughter of Edward IV and…
(Encyclopedia) Northumbria, kingdom ofNorthumbria, kingdom ofnôrthŭmˈbrēˈə [key], one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. It was originally composed of two independent kingdoms divided by the…
(Encyclopedia) Anne (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), 1950–, British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. She was educated at Benenden School. In 1973 she…
(Encyclopedia) de La Renta, Oscar (Óscar Arístides de la Renta Fiallo)de La Renta, Oscardə lə räNˈtə, rĕnˈtə [key], 1932–2014, Dominican-American fashion designer, b. Santo Domingo, Dominican…
(Encyclopedia) Greider, Carol Widney, 1961–, American molecular biologist, b. San Diego, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1987. Greider was a researcher and professor at the Cold Spring…
Edelson, Mary Beth
(Encyclopedia) Edelson, Mary Beth,, 1933-2021, American painter, sculptor, performance artist, and leader of the feminist art movement, b. East…
