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Eboué, Félix Adolphe

(Encyclopedia) Eboué, Félix AdolpheEboué, Félix Adolphefālēksˈ ädôlfˈ ĕbwāˈ [key], 1884–1944, French colonial official. After service in Martinique and in the Sudan, he became France's first black…

Felix CAMPBELL, Congress, NY (1829-1902)

CAMPBELL, Felix, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 28, 1829; attended the common schools; became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer; president…

Grundy, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Grundy, Felix, 1777–1840, American political leader, b. Berkeley co., Va. After a successful career in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he became a noted criminal lawyer.…

Gautier, Émile Félix

(Encyclopedia) Gautier, Émile FélixGautier, Émile Félixāmēlˈ fālēksˈ gōtyāˈ [key], 1864–1940, French geographer, an authority on Algiers, the Sahara, and the French African possessions. He explored W…

Klein, Christian Felix

(Encyclopedia) Klein, Christian FelixKlein, Christian Felixkrĭsˈtēän fāˈlĭks [key]Klein, Christian Felix klīn [key], 1849–1925, German mathematician. He is noted for his work in geometry and on the…

Bloch, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Bloch, Felix, 1905–83, American physicist, b. Zürich, Switzerland, Ph.D. Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1928. He was a professor at Stanford from 1934 until his retirement in 1971. Bloch…

Felix WALKER, Congress, NC (1753-1828)

WALKER, Felix, a Representative from North Carolina; born on the south branch of the Potomac River, in Hampshire County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 19, 1753; attended country school on the…

Felix, Allyson Michelle

(Encyclopedia) Felix, Allyson Michelle, 1985–, American sprinter, b. Los Angeles. She is a six-time Olympic champion, winning the 200-m (2012), the 4×100-m (2012, 2016), and the 4×400-m races (2008,…

Felix HEBERT, Congress, RI (1874-1969)

Senate Years of Service: 1929-1935Party: RepublicanHEBERT, Felix, a Senator from Rhode Island; born near St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, Canada, December 11, 1874; came to the United States…