business executiveBorn: 2/17/1874Birthplace: Cambell, N.Y. Having begun his career at National Cash Register in Dayton, Ohio (1896–1911), where he learned about punch cards and worked his way up to…
Senate Years of Service: 1965-1971; 1971-1983Party: Democrat; IndependentBYRD, Harry Flood, Jr., (son of Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.), a Senator from Virginia; born in Winchester, Va., December 20,…
KLEBERG, Richard Mifflin, Sr., (nephew of Rudolph Kleberg, cousin of Robert Christian Eckhardt), a Representative from Texas; born on a ranch near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Tex., November 18…
BANNING, Henry Blackstone, a Representative from Ohio; born in Bannings Mills, Ohio, November 10, 1836; attended the Clinton district school, Mount Vernon Academy, and Kenyon College, Gambier…
(Encyclopedia) Houdini, HarryHoudini, Harryh&oomacr;dēˈnē [key], 1874–1926, American magician and writer, b. Budapest, Hungary, as Erik Weisz, later modified to Ehrich Weiss; his stage name…
(Encyclopedia) Greb, Harry, 1894–1926, American boxer, b. Pittsburgh. Although blind in one eye, Greb was one of the most feared fighters in American ring history. He was a natural middleweight, but…
(Encyclopedia) Mulisch, HarryMulisch, Harrym&oomacr;ˈlĭsh [key], 1927–2010, Dutch writer. In the 1960s Mulisch became a prominent member of Amsterdam's new left. He was extremely prolific,…
(Encyclopedia) Martinson, Harry, 1904–78, Swedish writer. Orphaned early, Martinson was self-educated. His works reveal his appreciation of nature and his distrust of modern technological society. He…
(Encyclopedia) Kroto, Harry (Sir Harold Walter Kroto), 1939–2016, British chemist, b. Harold Walter Krotoschiner, Ph.D. Univ. of Sheffield, 1964. Kroto was the son of German parents who fled Nazi…
