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Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. Biography

publisherBorn: June 17, 1918Died: February 15, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: publisher Alfred A. Knof, Jr.'s father, Alfred A. Knof, was the founder of…

English, Bill

(Encyclopedia) English, Bill (Simon William English), 1961–, New Zealand political leader. First elected to parliament in 1990, English held several ministerial positions and served as leader of the…

Béziers

(Encyclopedia) Béziers Béziers bāzyāˈ [key], city, Hérault dept., S France, in Languedoc. A…

Floyd James FITHIAN, Congress, IN (1928-2003)

FITHIAN, Floyd James, a Representative from Indiana; born in Vesta, Johnson County, Nebr., November 3, 1928; graduated from Vesta High School, Vesta, Nebr., 1947; B.A., Peru State College,…

John R. LEWIS, Congress, GA (1940)

LEWIS, John R., a Representative from Georgia; born in Troy, Pike County, Ala., February 21, 1940; attended public schools; B.A., American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tenn., 1961…

James Taylor

musicianBorn: 3/12/1948Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The Bing Crosby of the 1970s, Taylor's brand of mellow introspective music delineated the shift away from the socially and politically charged music…

John Richard SCHMIDHAUSER, Congress, IA (1922)

SCHMIDHAUSER, John Richard, a Representative from Iowa; born in the Bronx, Queens County, N.Y., on January 3, 1922; B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 1949; M.A., University of…

Elizabeth Hanford DOLE, Congress, NC (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-2009Party: RepublicanDOLE, Elizabeth Hanford, (wife of Robert J. Dole), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29…

Marc Anthony

singer, actorBorn: 9/16/1969Birthplace: New York City Dubbed the “reigning king of salsa” by the New York Times, salsa aficionados consider Marc Anthony more authentic than fellow Latin recording…

Henry OSBORNE, Congress, GA (1751-1800)

OSBORNE, Henry, a Delegate from Georgia; born August 21, 1751, in Newton County, Lemardy, Ireland; emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1779 and admitted to the Philadelphia bar; judge advocate of the…