WHITE, Joseph Livingston, a Representative from Indiana; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Utica, N.Y.; was admitted…
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(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…
(Encyclopedia) Delambre, Jean Baptiste JosephDelambre, Jean Baptiste JosephzhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dəläNˈbrə [key], 1749–1822, French astronomer and mathematician. He was a member of the bureau of…
(Encyclopedia) De Maria, Walter Joseph, 1935–2013, American sculptor, b. Albany, Calif. From the late 1950s into the 60s De Maria partcipated in “Happenings,” created Dada-influenced minimalist…
(Encyclopedia) Debye, Peter Joseph WilhelmDebye, Peter Joseph Wilhelmdēbīˈ [key], 1884–1966, American physicist, b. the Netherlands. He was professor at the universities of Zürich, Utrecht, Göttingen…
(Encyclopedia) Chauveau, Pierre Joseph OlivierChauveau, Pierre Joseph Olivierpyĕr zhôzĕfˈ ôlēvyāˈ shōvōˈ [key], 1820–90, French Canadian educator and politician, prime minister of Quebec (1867–73), b…
