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Daniel Putnam KING, Congress, MA (1801-1850)

KING, Daniel Putnam, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Danvers, Mass., January 8, 1801; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard University in 1823; studied law, but…

king crow

(Encyclopedia) king crow: see drongo.

king devil

(Encyclopedia) king devil: see hawkweed.

King Arthur

(Encyclopedia) King Arthur: see Arthurian legend.

King, Clarence

(Encyclopedia) King, Clarence, 1842–1901, American geologist, b. Newport, R.I., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1862. After serving as a volunteer assistant in the California state…

King's College

(Encyclopedia) King's College, former name of Columbia Univ.

King's County

(Encyclopedia) King's County, Republic of Ireland: see Offaly.

Crump, Edward Hull

(Encyclopedia) Crump, Edward Hull, 1876–1954, American politician, Democratic boss of Tennessee, b. near Holly Springs, Miss. At first (1905–9) a municipal administrator in Memphis, Tenn., he was…

Dandy, Walter Edward

(Encyclopedia) Dandy, Walter Edward, 1886–1946, American neurosurgeon. Having studied with Harvey Cushing at Johns Hopkins, Dandy soon made himself a notable figure in the developing specialty of…

Fenech Adami, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Fenech Adami, Edward, 1934–, Maltese political leader, prime minister (1987–96, 1998–2004) and president (2004–9) of Malta. A lawyer, he joined the Christian Democratic Nationalist…