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Saint Joseph, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint JosephSaint Josephsānt jōˈzəf [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton…

Pershing, John Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Pershing, John JosephPershing, John Josephpûrˈshĭng [key], 1860–1948, American army officer and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, b. Linn co., Mo.…

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Simms Taback’s Caldecott Medal winning story based on a Yiddish folk song about a clever tailor named Joseph who always finds a way to make something out of…

Murray, Joseph Edward

(Encyclopedia) Murray, Joseph Edward, 1919–2012, American surgeon, b. Milford, Mass., M.D. Harvard, 1943. Trained as a plastic surgeon, Murray became interested in organ transplants, performing the…

Stilwell, Joseph Warren

(Encyclopedia) Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883–1946, American general, b. Palatka, Fla. Commissioned in the army in 1904, he fought in World War I and later served for 13 years in China. In Feb., 1942…

William Joseph GREEN, Congress, PA (1938)

GREEN, William Joseph, (son of William Joseph Green, Jr.), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 24, 1938; attended St. Joseph’s Prep School; B.A., St. Josephâ…

Garnier-Pagès, Étienne Joseph Louis

(Encyclopedia) Garnier-Pagès, Étienne Joseph LouisGarnier-Pagès, Étienne Joseph Louisātyĕnˈ zhôzĕfˈ lwē gärnyāˈ-päzhĕsˈ [key], 1801–41, French politician; brother of Louis Antoine Garnier-Pagès. He…

Montcalm, Louis Joseph de

(Encyclopedia) Montcalm, Louis Joseph deMontcalm, Louis Joseph demŏntkämˈ, Fr. lwē zhôzĕfˈ də môNkälmˈ [key], 1712–59, French general. His name in fuller form was Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon,…

Joseph STORY, Congress, MA (1779-1845)

STORY, Joseph, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marblehead, Mass., September 18, 1779; attended Marblehead Academy; was graduated from Harvard University in 1798; studied law; was…

Ligne, Charles Joseph, prince de

(Encyclopedia) Ligne, Charles Joseph, prince deLigne, Charles Joseph, prince deshärl zhôzĕfˈ prăNs də lēˈnyə [key], 1735–1814, Austrian field marshal. He belonged to an ancient princely family of…