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Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff

(Encyclopedia) Haffkine, Waldemar Mordecai Wolff, 1860–1930, Ukrainian microbiologist, b. Odessa, Russia (now in Ukraine). After studying (1879–83) at the Univ. of Odessa with the microbiologist Ilya…

Nat Holman

Born: Oct. 18, 1896Basketball pioneer played with Original Celtics (1920-28); coached CCNY to both NCAA and NIT titles in 1950 (a year later, several of his players were caught up in a point-…

Cole, Natalie

(Encyclopedia) Cole, Natalie: see under Cole, Nat “King.”

Deken, Agatha

(Encyclopedia) Deken, Agatha: see Wolff, Elisabeth (Bekker).

Wolf, Christian von

(Encyclopedia) Wolf, Christian von: see Wolff, Christian von.

natural resources, conservation of

(Encyclopedia) natural resources, conservation of: see conservation of natural resources.

Southampton Insurrection

(Encyclopedia) Southampton Insurrection, slave uprising in Virginia (1831) led by Nat Turner.

Robert W. Sarnoff

media executiveBorn: 7/2/1918Birthplace: New York City Son of David Sarnoff, a pioneer in radio and television who had organized NBC in 1926, Robert W. Sarnoff was groomed to succeed his father at…

Jablonec nad Nisou

(Encyclopedia) Jablonec nad NisouJablonec nad Nisouyäˈblônĕts nät nĭˈsô&oobreve; [key], Ger. Gablonz, city (1991 pop. 45,937), N central Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Lausitzer Neisse. It…

conservation of wildlife

(Encyclopedia) conservation of wildlife: see conservation of natural resources; endangered species; wildlife refuge.