(Encyclopedia) Badillo, HermanBadillo, Hermanbädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School…
(Encyclopedia) Kahn, HermanKahn, Hermankän [key], 1922–83, American military strategist. b. Bayonne, N.J. After graduate work in physics at the California Institute of Technology, he joined the Rand…
(Encyclopedia) Wouk, HermanWouk, Hermanwōk [key], 1915–2019, American writer, b. New York City. In The Caine Mutiny (1951; Pulitzer Prize), he made the protagonist-antagonist Captain Queeg a popular…
(Encyclopedia) Gluckman, Herman MaxGluckman, Herman Maxglŭkˈmən [key], 1911–75, British anthropologist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Witwatersrand (B.A., 1930) and Oxford (Ph.D.,…
CAIN, Richard Harvey, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Greenbrier County, Va., April 12, 1825; moved with his father to Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1831 and attended school; entered the…
(Encyclopedia) Conwell, Russell Herman, 1843–1925, American Baptist minister and lecturer, b. Worthington, Mass. After practicing law, he was ordained (1879) and went to Philadelphia as a minister.…
(Paul Reubens, Paul Reubenfeld)actor, comedian, writerBorn: 8/27/1952Birthplace: Peekskill, New York Reubens launched his career while performing with an improvisational comedy troupe where he…
physicistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Pocahontas, Va. As chair of the Department of Physics at Howard University, Herman Branson helped the scientific community gain new insight into organic molecules and…
(Encyclopedia) Dean, Jerome Herman (Dizzy Dean), 1911–74, American baseball player, b. Lucas, Ark. His name was originally Jay Hanna Dean. A colorful right-handed pitcher, Dean performed brilliantly…
CAINE, John Thomas, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in the parish of Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man, January 8, 1829; attended the common schools in Douglas, Isle of Man; immigrated to…
