Senate Years of Service: 1817-1829; 1829-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianDICKERSON, Mahlon, (brother of Philemon Dickerson), a Senator from New Jersey; born in…
DICKERSON, Philemon, (brother of Mahlon Dickerson), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Succasunna, Morris County, N.J., January 11, 1788; pursued classical studies, and was graduated…
MANSON, Mahlon Dickerson, a Representative from Indiana; born in Piqua, Ohio, February 20, 1820; attended the common schools; moved to Montgomery County, Ind., and taught school for a year;…
CULLEN, Elisha Dickerson, a Representative from Delaware; born in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., April 23, 1799; attended Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1821 and…
(Encyclopedia) Reyer, ErnestReyer, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ rāyĕrˈ [key], 1823–1909, French composer and critic, whose name originally was Louis Étienne Ernest Rey. Largely self-taught, he was strongly…
(Encyclopedia) Ernest I, 1784–1844, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (see under Saxe-Coburg); brother of Leopold I of Belgium, uncle of Queen Victoria of England, and father of Victoria's consort, Prince…
vinterDied: March 6, 2007 (Modesto, California) Best Known as: vintner With little more than a high-school education, Gallo created one of the worldâs…
(Encyclopedia) Kretschmer, ErnestKretschmer, Ernestkrĕchˈmər [key], 1888–1964, German psychiatrist, educated at Tübingen, Hamburg, and Münich (M.D., 1913). He served as director of the neurological…
(Encyclopedia) Ansermet, ErnestAnsermet, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ äNsĕrmĕˈ [key], 1883–1969, Swiss conductor. For several years he was a high-school mathematics teacher. He began his conducting career in…
(Encyclopedia) Solvay, ErnestSolvay, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ sôlvāˈ [key], 1838–1922, Belgian industrial chemist and philanthropist. He originated the Solvay process and established (1863) near Charleroi,…
