business executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a general manager of its Alkaline…
steel magnateBorn: 1912Birthplace: Kinlochleven, Highland, Scotland Though educated in Scotland at the Royal College of Science and Technology, he worked first in the U.S. before returning to the U…
furniture designerBorn: 1892Birthplace: London, England Having founded Gordon Russell Ltd. in 1923 to produce furniture, by the 1930s he and his brother Dick (1903–1981) had built a reputation as…
DAHLKEMPER, Kathleen A. (Kathy), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., December 10, 1957; B. S., Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pa., 1982; business owner;…
(Encyclopedia) Hoppner, John, 1758–1810, English portrait painter. He was a protégé of George III, whose illegitimate son he was rumored to be. He imitated, without total success, the style of Sir…
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Sir Robert, 1626–98, English dramatist. He held several important government posts under Charles II. His introduction to his Foure New Plays (1665) initiated a dispute with his…
RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland,…
RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland,…
CHANDLER, A. B. (Ben), (grandson of Albert Benjamin âHappyâ Chandler), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., September 12, 1959; graduated from Woodford…
LAZIO, Enrico A. (Rick), a Representative from New York; born in West Islip, Suffolk County, N.Y., March 13, 1958; B.A., Vassar College, 1980; J.D., American University, 1983; admitted to the…
