(Encyclopedia) Young, Michael Warren, 1949–, American geneticist, b. Miami, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1975. Young has been on the faculty at Rockefeller Univ. since 1978, and he was also an…
(Encyclopedia) Betzig, Robert Eric, 1960–, American physicist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Ph.D. Cornell, 1988. Betzig worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1988 to 1996, when he become vice president…
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ATKINSON, George Wesley, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 29, 1845; attended the public schools of Charleston and was…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1831Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Democrat; Anti-JacksonianBARTON, David, a Senator from Missouri; born near Greeneville, N.C. (now…
BATES, Edward, (brother of James Woodson Bates), a Representative from Missouri; born in Belmont, Goochland County, Va., September 4, 1793; attended Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland; acted as…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1867-1871Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanFOWLER, Joseph Smith, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, August 31,…
GIDDINGS, Napoleon Bonaparte, a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska; born near Boonsborough, Clark County, Ky., January 2, 1816; moved with his parents to Fayette, Howard County, Mo., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1795-1801Party: FederalistMARSHALL, Humphrey, (father of Thomas Alexander Marshall and cousin of John Marshall, and grandfather of Humphrey Marshall [1812-1872]), a…
McKINLEY, William, Jr., a Representative from Ohio and 25th President of the United States; born in Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843; attended the public schools, Poland Academy, and Allegheny…
