(Encyclopedia) Camerarius, Rudolph JacobCamerarius, Rudolph Jacobkămərârˈēəs, Ger. r&oomacr;ˈdôlf yäˈkôp käməräˈrē&oobreve;s [key], 1665–1721, German botanist and physician. The first to…
Born: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His parents were divorced in…
(Encyclopedia) Gernreich, Rudi (Rudolph)Gernreich, Rudi (Rudolph)gĕrnˈrīkh [key], 1922–85, American fashion designer, b. Vienna. In 1938, he fled to California, where he studied in Los Angeles. He…
1949 World | US | Economics | Sports | Entertainment | Deaths | Year in Science World Events World Statistics Population: 2.554 billion (!not right!) population by…
(Encyclopedia) Marcus, Rudolph Arthur, 1923–, American chemist, b. Montreal, Canada. A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for…
(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Wilma Glodean, 1940–94, American track and field athlete, b. Clarksville, Tenn. The 20th of 22 children, she overcame childhood polio to become one of the premiere athletes of…
Rudolph Giuliani New York's mayor announces cancer diagnosis by Beth Rowen Giuliani announces that he has prostate cancer at a news conference on Thursday, April 27, 2000. (AP…
(Encyclopedia) Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph, 1921–94, English historian, b. Germany as Geoffrey Rudolph Ehrenberg. He was educated at the Univ. of London and began teaching at Cambridge in 1949,…
African-American track star and three-time gold medallist
by John Gettings Wilma Rudolph (foreground) wins a relay race in the 1960 Rome Olympics. (Source: AP) Related Links…