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Pepys, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Pepys, SamuelPepys, Samuelpēps [key], 1633–1703, English public official, and celebrated diarist, b. London, grad. Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1653. In 1656 he entered the service of…

Barber, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Barber, Samuel, 1910–81, American composer, b. West Chester, Pa. Barber studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. His music is lyrical and generally tonal; his later…

Ramey, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Ramey, Samuel, 1942–, American operatic bass, b. Colby, Kans. He studied music at Kansas State and Wichita State (grad. 1968) universities and debuted with the New York City Opera in…

Auchmuty, Sir Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Auchmuty, Sir SamuelAuchmuty, Sir Samuelôkmy&oomacr;ˈtē, ôkˈ–, äˈmətē [key], b. 1758 (not, as commonly stated, 1756) in New York City, d. 1822, British general. A Loyalist soldier…

Samuel Smith

Born: New York, N.Y.Birthplace: 1927 Stain blocker for fabric (Scotchgard™)—Chemist Patsy Sherman discovered an oil- and water-resistant fabric treatment quite by accident while working for 3M on a…

Barnett, Samuel Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Barnett, Samuel AugustusBarnett, Samuel Augustusbärˈnĕt [key], 1844–1913, English clergyman and social worker. As vicar of St. Jude's, Whitechapel, in the slums of London, he pioneered…

Daniel, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Daniel, Samuel, 1562?–1619, English poet and historian. He was tutor to William Herbert, 3d earl of Pembroke, and later to Lady Anne Clifford. Eventually he found favor with James I,…

Green, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Green, Samuel, 1615–1702, early American printer. He established himself at Cambridge, Mass., in 1649, using a press owned by Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard. Green…