EVANS, Robert Emory, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Coalmont, Huntingdon County, Pa., July 15, 1856; attended the public schools, the State normal school at Millersville, Pa., and the…
columnist, authorBorn: 04/28/1921 columnist, pundit, and author who earned the ire of liberals and the praise of conservatives. He cowrote columns and books with Robert Novak. The pair also…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Walker, 1903–75, American photographer, b. St. Louis. Evans began his photographic career in 1928. His studies of Victorian architecture and his photographs of the rural South…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Maurice, 1901–89, Welsh-American actor. Evans came into prominence in 1928 and in 1934 was a leading man with the Old Vic. He first appeared on Broadway in 1936 in Romeo and…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Charles, 1850–1935, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Boston. He organized many major American libraries including the Indianapolis public library, the Enoch Pratt Free…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, John, 1814–97, American founder of educational institutions, b. Waynesville, Ohio, grad. Lynn Medical College, Cincinnati, 1838. He practiced medicine in Indiana and was the…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Lewis, c.1700–1756, colonial surveyor and geographer, b. Wales. Evans carried out several assignments for Benjamin Franklin. His travels and studies of the colonies nearest him…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Mount, peak, 14,260 ft (4,346 m) high, N central Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts. At its summit is the Inter-University High Altitude Laboratory.
