LEWIS, William, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Cutshin, Leslie County, Ky., September 22, 1868; was raised on a farm and attended the common schools of Leslie and Perry Counties and…
MORRIS, Lewis, (half brother of Gouverneur Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate from New York; born in Morrisania (now a part of New York City), N.Y., April 8, 1726;…
SELYE, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 11, 1803; attended the common schools; learned the blacksmith trade; moved to Rochester, N.Y., in…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Former…
inventorBorn: 20 July 1916Best Known as: inventor of tempered glass Harold McMaster invented tempered glass which is indispensible in modern skyscrapers and any…
(Encyclopedia) Dunant, Jean HenriDunant, Jean HenrizhäN äNrēˈ dünäNˈ [key], 1828–1910, Swiss philanthropist and founder of the International Red Cross, b. Geneva. In 1862 appeared his Un souvenir de…
(Encyclopedia) conceptualism, in philosophy, position taken on the problem of universals, initially by Peter Abelard in the 12th cent. Like nominalism it denied that universals exist independently of…
APSLEY, Lewis Dewart, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Northumberland, Pa., September 29, 1852; moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., in 1861; attended public…
GREEN, Isaiah Lewis, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., December 28, 1761; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Harvard University…
