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Sidney LAWRENCE, Congress, NY (1801-1892)

LAWRENCE, Sidney, a Representative from New York; born in Weybridge, Addison County, Vt., December 31, 1801; moved with his parents to Moira, Franklin County, N.Y., in early childhood;…

William LAWRENCE, Congress, OH (1814-1895)

LAWRENCE, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington (now Old Washington), Guernsey County, Ohio, September 2, 1814; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson…

Lawrence Jack SMITH, Congress, FL (1941)

SMITH, Lawrence Jack, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 25, 1941; attended public schools in East Meadow, N.Y.; attended the New York University, New…

Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian

(Encyclopedia) Asbjørnsen, Peter ChristianAsbjørnsen, Peter Christianpāˈtər krēsˈtyän äsˈbyörnsən [key], 1812–85, Norwegian folklorist, writer, and naturalist. Norwegian Folk Stories (4 vol., 1841–44…

Sellars, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Sellars, Peter, 1957–, American director, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Harvard (1981). A highly innovative director, he began his career with the Boston Shakespeare Co. (1983–84) and…

Force, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Force, Peter, 1790–1868, American journalist and historian, b. near Paterson, N.J. He served in the War of 1812 and afterward established himself in Washington, D.C., as a printer.…

Voulkos, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Voulkos, Peter, 1924–2002, American ceramist and sculptor who helped establish ceramics as a fine art, b. Bozeman, Mont., B.S. Montana State College (now Montana State Univ.), 1951, M.…

Donald Lawrence RITTER, Congress, PA (1940)

RITTER, Donald Lawrence, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New York City, October 21, 1940; attended the public schools in the Bronx, N.Y.; B.S., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.,…