(Sebastian Spering Kresge) merchant, philanthropistBorn: 7/31/1867Birthplace: Bald Mount, Pa. With a newly minted business degree in hand, Kresge worked as a traveling tinware salesman (1890–97)…
actressBorn: 3/20/1958Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actress. Often thought of as a Southern bundle of energy who can talk, talk, talk, she proved…
Janet ColeactressBorn: November 12, 1922 Birthplace: Detroit, Mi. Hunter was a actress famous for her Oscar-winning role as Stella in the film and stage versions of Tennessee Williams's A…
model, television hostBorn: 9/9/1969Birthplace: New Zealand Rachel Hunter turned to modeling at the age of 17. She was soon seen regularly on the covers of fashion magazines, such as Vogue, and…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Dard, 1883–1966, American printer-publisher, b. Steubenville, Ohio. Hunter is known for his researches and writings on the history and technique of papermaking. From 1938 he…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Evan, 1926–2005, American novelist, b. New York City as Salvatore A. Lambino, grad. Hunter Coll. (1950). He achieved both success and acclaim with the publication of his third…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, John, 1728–93, Scottish anatomist and surgeon, studied under his brother, William Hunter. A pioneer in comparative anatomy and morphology who is sometimes called the father of…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Robert, d. 1734, royal governor of New York and New Jersey (1709–19), b. Ayrshire, Scotland. His administration was notably successful. He maintained a vigorous campaign…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, William, 1718–83, Scottish physician. He was famous as a lecturer, as London's leading obstetrician, as professor of anatomy and later president of the Royal Academy of Arts,…
