First Olympic Appearance: 1900 (men); 1976 (women) by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Terminology: coxswain Encyclopedia: Rowing Did You…
(Encyclopedia) Lindsey, Benjamin Barr (Ben Lindsey), 1869–1943, American judge and reformer, b. Jackson, Tenn. As judge of the juvenile court of Denver from 1900 to 1927, he founded the American…
(Encyclopedia) Fabricius, HieronymusFabricius, Hieronymushīərŏnˈəməs [key], 1537–1619, Italian anatomist; pupil and successor of Fallopius and teacher of William Harvey at Padua. He was a surgeon, an…
(Encyclopedia) Dandy, Walter Edward, 1886–1946, American neurosurgeon. Having studied with Harvey Cushing at Johns Hopkins, Dandy soon made himself a notable figure in the developing specialty of…
Elliot Lee Richardsonformer cabinet memberBorn: 7/20/1920Birthplace: Boston U.S. government official who held several high-level government positions in Massachusetts and in Washington. He will be…
(2000-meter course)Men Single Sculls: 1. Xeno Mueller, SWI (6:44.85); 2. Derek Porter, CAN (6:47.45); 3. Thomas Lange, GER (6:47.72). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Markus Gier & Michael Gier,…
(Encyclopedia) Longworth, Nicholas, 1869–1931, American legislator, b. Cincinnati. A lawyer, he practiced in Cincinnati, where his family had long been prominent. He served (1899–1903) in the Ohio…
