HITCHCOCK, Peter, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cheshire, Conn., October 19, 1781; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1801; studied law; was admitted to the…
KOSTMAYER, Peter Houston, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New York City, September 27, 1946; attended elementary and intermediate schools in New York City and Solebury, Pa.;…
SHARPE, Peter, a Representative from New York; born in New York, December 10, 1777; completed preparatory studies; member of the Columbia County Medical Society, 1807; alderman, New York, N.Y…
(Encyclopedia) Medawar, Sir Peter BrianMedawar, Sir Peter Brianmĕdˈəwär [key], 1915–87, British zoologist, b. Brazil. After graduate work at Oxford, he held research and teaching posts there. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Akinola, Peter Jasper, 1944–, Nigerian Anglican prelate. He was ordained a deacon in 1978 and a priest in 1979. From 1978 on he built the Anglican church in Abuja, Nigeria, from…
(Encyclopedia) Strawson, Peter Frederick, 1919–2009, British philosopher, grad. Oxford 1940. An influential advocate for so-called ordinary language philosophy, he began teaching at Oxford in 1947…
Senate Years of Service: 1999-2005Party: RepublicanFITZGERALD, Peter G., a Senator from Illinois; born on October 20, 1960, in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Inverness, Illinois; attended St.…
(Encyclopedia) Schubert, Franz PeterSchubert, Franz Peterfränts pāˈtər sh&oomacr;ˈbərt [key], 1797–1828, Austrian composer, one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th cent. His symphonic works…
EARLY, Peter, a Representative from Georgia; born near Madison, Madison County, Va., June 20, 1773; attended the Lexington Academy (later Washington College) in Rockbridge County; was…
