(Encyclopedia) Ayer, Sir Alfred JulesAyer, Sir Alfred Julesāˈər, âr [key], 1910–89, British philosopher, b. London, grad. Oxford, 1932. From 1933 to 1944 he was lecturer and research fellow at Oxford…
WADSWORTH, Peleg, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Duxbury, Mass., May 6, 1748; attended public and private schools, and was graduated from Harvard College in 1769; engaged in…
PRINCE, Charles Henry, a Representative from Georgia; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, May 9, 1837; attended local schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; appointed postmaster in 1861…
ALBERT, Carl Bert, (cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908; graduated from McAlester High School,…
(Encyclopedia) Sanday, William, 1843–1920, English theologian and biblical scholar. He was professor of exegesis (1883–95) at Oxford and from 1895 to 1919 Lady Margaret professor of divinity and…
SWASEY, John Philip, a Representative from Maine; born in Canton, Oxford County, Maine, September 4, 1839; attended the Canton public schools, Dearborn Academy, Hebron Academy, Maine State…
novelist, poetBorn: 1893Birthplace: Newcastle under Lyme, England The daughter of a wealthy paper manufacturer, Brittain dropped out of Somerville College at Oxford to work as a nurse's aide in…
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837Party: JacksonianDANA, Judah, a Senator from Maine; born in Pomfret, Vt., April 25, 1772; attended the common schools, and graduated from Dartmouth College,…
(Encyclopedia) Rainier IIIRainier IIIrĕnyāˈ [key], 1923–2005, prince of Monaco (1949–2005), a member of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled the tiny principality since 1297. Fiercely anti-Nazi,…
(Encyclopedia) Wheeldon, Christopher, 1973–, British ballet dancer and choreographer, studied Royal Ballet School, London. An outstanding contemporary classicist, Wheeldon creates dances that are…
