Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997Party: RepublicanCOHEN, William Sebastian, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, August 28, 1940; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude Nessim, 1933–, French physicist, b. Algeria, Ph.D. École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1962. He has continued his research at the École Normale Supérieure, and was…
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Abraham Cohen deHerrera, Abraham Cohen deār-rāˈrä [key], c.1570–1635, Jewish philosopher and kabbalist, also called Alonso Nunez de Herrera and Abraham Irira. Born possibly in…
(Encyclopedia) Brandes, Georg Morris CohenBrandes, Georg Morris Cohenbränˈ dəs [key], 1842–1927, Danish literary critic. His influence brought the wide currents of contemporary European thought to…
Senate Years of Service: 1932-1933Party: DemocratCOHEN, John Sanford, a Senator from Georgia; born in Augusta, Ga., February 26, 1870; educated at private schools in Augusta, Richmond (Va.)…
COHEN, William Wolfe, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 6, 1874; attended the public schools; became associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing…
(Encyclopedia) Drayton, Michael, 1563–1631, English poet. The son of a prosperous tradesman, he received his educational training in the house of Sir Henry Goodere, where he served as page. There he…
(Encyclopedia) Cresap, MichaelCresap, Michaelkrēˈsăp [key], 1742–75, American frontiersman and soldier, b. Allegany co., Md. A Native American fighter, he was accused by Thomas Jefferson and others…
(Encyclopedia) Crichton, MichaelCrichton, Michaelkrīˈtən [key], 1942–2008, American novelist, screenwriter, and director, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard Medical School (1969). He wrote several thrillers…
