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Sperry, Roger Wolcott

(Encyclopedia) Sperry, Roger Wolcott, 1913–94, American biologist, b. Hartford, Conn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1941. He studied zoology before teaching biology at the Univ. of Chicago (1946–52) and…

Albuquerque, Afonso de

(Encyclopedia) Albuquerque, Afonso deAlbuquerque, Afonso deəfôNˈzō dĭ əlb&oomacr;kĕrˈkə, –də älˌbəkĕrˈkə [key], 1453–1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in…

Malatesta

(Encyclopedia) MalatestaMalatestamälätĕˈstä [key], Italian family, ruling Rimini and nearby cities for almost 300 years from the 13th to 16th cent. Malatesta da Verucchio (d. 1312), a powerful Guelph…

Jean Noel DESTRÉHAN, Congress, LA (1754-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812 Party: Unknown     DESTRÉHAN, Jean Noel, a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish;…

Alexander PORTER, Congress, LA (1785-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837Party: Anti-JacksonianPORTER, Alexander, a Senator from Louisiana; born in County Donegal, Ireland, June 24, 1785; immigrated to the United States in 1801…

Leaders in Sociology

Albert Brisbane See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Gender Issues Race & Ethnicity Law Enforcement &…