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Africanus, Sextus Julius

(Encyclopedia) Africanus, Sextus JuliusAfricanus, Sextus Juliussĕkˈstəs j&oomacr;lˈyəs ăfrĭkāˈnəs [key], c.160–c.240, Christian historian. He wrote Chronologia, a history of the world from the…

Timothy, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Timothy, Saint, d. c.100, early Christian, addressee of two books of the New Testament. The son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, he was the friend and companion of St. Paul. He…

Serampur

(Encyclopedia) Serampur or SeramporeSerampurboth: sĕˌrəmpôrˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 177,087), West Bengal state, E central India, on the Hugli River, just N of Kolkata (Calcutta). Founded in 1799,…

Petavius, Dionysius

(Encyclopedia) Petavius, DionysiusPetavius, Dionysiusdīōnĭshˈēəs pētāˈvēəs [key], Fr. Denys Pétau, 1583–1652, French Jesuit theologian and philologist. His editions of late-Greek theological works…

Jupiter Hammon

poetBorn: 1711Birthplace: Oyster Bay, New York The first known African American to publish literature, Hammon was a lifelong slave of the Lloyd family on Long Island. He was a favorite servant who…

Bill HUIZENGA, Congress, MI (1969)

HUIZENGA, Bill, a Representative from Michigan; born in Zeeland, Ottawa County, Mich., January 31, 1969; graduated from Holland Christian High School, Holland, Mich., 1987; B.A., Calvin College,…

Justin AMASH, Congress, MI (1980)

AMASH, Justin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 18, 1980; graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School, Grand Rapids, Mich.; B.A., University of…

McMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy, Congress, WA (1969)

McMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy, a Representative from Washington; born in Salem, Marion County, Oreg., May 22, 1969; B.A., Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Fla., 1990; M.B.A., University of…

Cathy McMORRIS RODGERS, Congress, WA

McMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy, a Representative from Washington; born in Salem, Marion County, Oreg., May 22, 1969; B.A., Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Fla., 1990; M.B.A., University of…