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LLOYD, Edward, Congress, MD (1744-1796)

LLOYD, Edward, (father of Edward Lloyd [1779-1834]), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Wye House,” Talbot County, Md., December 15, 1744; completed preparatory studies; member of the lower…

Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan

(Encyclopedia) Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan, 1902–73, English social anthropologist. He made several expeditions to Africa. His major contributions lie in the fields of social anthropology and…

Edward Irving KOCH, Congress, NY (1924)

KOCH, Edward Irving, a Representative from New York; born in the Bronx, N.Y., December 12, 1924; studied at City College of New York; LL.B., New York University Law School, 1948; combat…

Edward LANGWORTHY, Congress, GA (1738-1802)

LANGWORTHY, Edward, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1738; attended a school kept in connection with the Bethesda Orphan House, of which he was an inmate, and later became an…

Holy Roman Empire: Emperors

Holy Roman Empire: EmperorsCharlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks (768–814)Charles II, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843…

White, Edward Higgins, 2d

(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Higgins, 2d, 1930–67, American astronaut, b. San Antonio. While serving as pilot of Gemini 4 (June 3–7, 1965), he became the first American to perform extravehicular…

Schillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius Florentius

(Encyclopedia) Schillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius FlorentiusSchillebeeckx, Edward Cornelius Florentiusskĭlˈəbāks [key], 1914–2009, Belgian Roman Catholic theologian, b. Antwerp. He entered the Dominican…

Edward Maurice MEZVINSKY, Congress, IA (1937)

MEZVINSKY, Edward Maurice, (husband of Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky), a Representative from Iowa; born in Ames, Story County, Iowa, January 17, 1937; attended the public schools; B.A.,…

Edward TELFAIR, Congress, GA (1735-1807)

TELFAIR, Edward, (father of Thomas Telfair), a Delegate from Georgia; born in “Town Head,” Scotland, in 1735; was graduated from the Kirkcudbright Grammar School and subsequently acquired…