(Encyclopedia) Emin PashaEmin Pashaāmēnˈ päˈshä [key], 1840–92, German explorer, whose original name was Eduard Schnitzer. A physician, he served (1876–78) under Gen. Charles Gordon in Sudan as a…
(Encyclopedia) Pasolini, Pier PaoloPasolini, Pier Paolopyĕr päˈōlō päsōlēˈnē [key], 1922–75, Italian writer and film director. A former Roman Catholic and a Marxist, Pasolini brought to his work a…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: RepublicanWRIGHT, George Grover, (brother of Joseph Albert Wright), a Senator from Iowa; born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., March 24, 1820;…
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper proprietor, b. Keith, Scotland. He came to America in 1819 and won a reputation as Washington correspondent of the New York…
SHUSTER, William (Bill), (son of E. G. âBudâ Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pa, January 10, 1960; graduated from Everett High School, Everett. Pa.; B.A., Dickinson…
(Encyclopedia) Byron, John, 1723–86, British vice admiral and explorer. Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile. His Narrative of Great…
SHUSTER, William (Bill), (son of E. G. “Bud” Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pa, January 10, 1960; graduated from Everett High School, Everett. Pa.; B.A., Dickinson…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954Party: RepublicanBOWRING, Eva Kelly, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., January 9, 1892; rancher; vice chairwoman of the Nebraska…
