(Encyclopedia) Gorges, Sir FerdinandoGorges, Sir Ferdinandogôrˈjĭz [key], c.1566–1647, English colonizer, proprietor of Maine. He was knighted (1591) for his services to Henry IV of France in the…
(Encyclopedia) Cronin, A. J. (Archibald Joseph Cronin)Cronin, A. J.krōˈnĭn [key], 1896–1981, Scottish novelist. He gave up his prosperous London medical practice to devote himself to writing after…
(Encyclopedia) Pym, JohnPym, Johnpĭm [key], 1583?–1643, English statesman. A Puritan opposed equally to Roman Catholicism and to Arminianism in the Anglican church, Pym early became prominent in the…
(Encyclopedia) Nielsen, A. C. (Arthur Charles Nielsen)Nielsen, A. C.nēlˈsən [key], 1897–1980, American market researcher, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S., 1918). He worked as an…
(Encyclopedia) Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as…
(Encyclopedia) Barbour, JohnBarbour, Johnbärˈbər [key], c.1316?–1395, Scottish poet. He was archdeacon of Aberdeen from 1355 until his death. His romance, The Bruce (1375), celebrating Scotland's…
(Encyclopedia) Butler, John, 1728–96, Loyalist commander in the American Revolution, b. New London, Conn. He served in the French and Indian Wars and distinguished himself especially by leading the…
(Encyclopedia) Burgoyne, JohnBurgoyne, Johnbərgoinˈ [key], 1722–92, British general and playwright. In the Seven Years War, his victory over the Spanish in storming (1762) Valencia de Alcántara in…
(Encyclopedia) Etherege, Sir GeorgeEtherege, Sir Georgeĕthˈərĭj [key], 1636–1692, English dramatist. His witty, licentious comedies—The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664) and She Wou'd If She…
public officialBorn: 3/11/1954Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Norton has been Secretary of the Interior since 2001. She earned a B.A. in 1975, and a law degree in 1978, both from the University of…
