(Encyclopedia) Favre, Brett (Brett Lorenzo Favre)Favre, Brettfärv [key], 1969–, American football player, b. Gulfport, Miss. As starting quarterback at the Univ. of Southern Mississippi he led the…
(Encyclopedia) Belknap, JeremyBelknap, Jeremybĕlˈnăp [key], 1744–98, American historian, b. Boston. A Congregational minister, he wrote history out of antiquarian interest, but showed great diligence…
(Encyclopedia) Collier, Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman. Collier was imprisoned as one of the nonjurors, who refused to pledge allegiance to William III and Mary II. He later was outlawed (1696…
(Encyclopedia) Hull, Brett Andrew, 1956–, Canadian-American hockey player, son of Bobby Hull. Brett, an outstanding scoring right wing and a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, played for the Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) Kavanaugh, Brett Michael, 1965–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2018–), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Yale (B.A. 1987, J.D. 1990). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice…
(Encyclopedia) Bentham, Jeremy, 1748–1832, English philosopher, jurist, political theorist, and founder of utilitarianism. Educated at Oxford, he was trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar,…
(Encyclopedia) Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d ViscountEsher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscountbālˈyəl, ēˈshər [key], 1852–1930, English historian and government official. After sitting in…
GUTHRIE, Brett, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala.; February 18, 1964; B. S., United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., 1987; M. P. P. M., Yale…
