(Encyclopedia) Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910–52, American children's book author, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.A Hollins College, 1932. Continuing her education at the Bureau of Educational Experiments (now the…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1578?–1653, English writer. He was a boatman on the Thames and hence is often called the Water Poet. A traveler throughout England and the Continent, he recorded his…
(Encyclopedia) Woods, Granville Taylor,, 1856–1910, African-American inventor, b. Columbus, Ohio. He worked in a railroad shop as a youth, becoming a machinist and blacksmith. He subsequently worked…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895–1961, U.S. general, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He enlisted (1910) in the Indiana National Guard, won a commission in the U.S. army (1918), and advanced to the…
Senate Years of Service: 1792-1794; 1803-1803; 1822-1823; 1823-1824Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanTAYLOR, John, a Senator from…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1753–1824, American political philosopher. Known as John Taylor of Caroline, he was born in Virginia, probably in Caroline co., where he later lived at “Hazlewood.”…
(Encyclopedia) Jelliffe, Smith ElyJelliffe, Smith Elyjĕˈlĭf [key], 1866–1945, American neurologist and psychiatrist, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1889. He was consultant at Manhattan State…
(Encyclopedia) Surtees, Robert SmithSurtees, Robert Smithsûrˈtēz [key], 1803–64, English novelist. He created John Jorrocks, the sporting grocer, who appears in Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities (1838…