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Saint James, Margaret Jean

(Encyclopedia) Saint James, Margaret Jean, 1937-2021, American sex-work rights advocate, b. Bellingham, Wa. Saint James married shortly after…

McGill, William James

(Encyclopedia) McGill, William James, 1922–97, American educator and psychologist, b. New York City, grad. Fordham (A.B., 1943) and Harvard (Ph.D., 1953). A specialist in psychophysics and…

Child, Francis James

(Encyclopedia) Child, Francis James, 1825–96, American scholar, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1846. At Harvard he was professor of rhetoric (1851–76) and English literature (1876–96). He greatly…

Bent, James Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Bent, James Theodore, 1853–97, English explorer and archaeologist. He engaged in archaeological research on the coast of Asia Minor (1888–89) and in Bahrain (1889), Cilicia Trachia (…

James Bay Project

(Encyclopedia) James Bay Project, a colossal hydroelectric development of the rivers emptying into the E James Bay, central Quebec, Canada. La Grande Phase I, finished in 1985, created the world's…

James Laughlin

(James Laughlin IV)editor, publisher, poetBorn: 10/30/1914Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Laughlin founded the publishing company New Directions in 1936. Preferring the work of experimental…

James Galway

flutistBorn: 12/8/1939Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland James Galway has achieved unparalleled success as a classical flutist, largely because of his frequent forays into popular music. Galway…

Levine, James

(Encyclopedia) Levine, James Lawrence, 1943–2021, American conductor, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. . Levine’s parents were both performers; his father had been…

Hutton, James

(Encyclopedia) Hutton, James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist, chemist, and naturalist. He was initially attracted to chemistry; he entered the legal profession at the Univ. of Edinburgh; turned to…

Sherman, James Schoolcraft

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, James Schoolcraft, 1855–1912, Vice President of the United States (1909–12), b. near Utica, N.Y. A lawyer, he was (1884–85) mayor of Utica. Sherman served (1887–91, 1893–1909…