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Seymour

(Encyclopedia) Seymour. 1 Town (1990 pop. 14,288), New Haven co., SW Conn., on the Naugatuck River; settled c.1678, inc. 1850. The town's manufacturing industries decline since the mid-1900s, but…

Stephanie Louise Kwolek

Born: 1923Birthplace: New Kensington Kevlar (Aromatic polyamides and fibers)—Kwolek's processes have resulted in hundreds of new polymers used in producing mooring ropes, fiber-optic cables,…

Seymour Cray

Born: 1925Birthplace: Chippewa Falls, Wis. Computer vector register processing—Known as the supercomputer. Supercomputers are defined as computers that have extraordinary high numbers of integrated…

Jane Seymour

(Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg)actressBorn: 2/15/1951Birthplace: Hillingdon, England Seymour was unable to leverage a promising start as a Bond girl in Live and Let Die (1973) into a…

Philip Seymour Hoffman

actorBorn: 1968Birthplace: Fairport, N.Y. Versatile character actor known for portraying complex, often dysfunctional characters. He earned his acting chops in theater before making his film debut…

HERSETH, Stephanie, Congress, SD (1970)

HERSETH, Stephanie, a Representative from South Dakota; born near Houghton, S.Dak., December 3, 1970; graduated from Groton High School, Groton, S.Dak.; B.A., Georgetown University, Washington, D…

Lipton, Seymour

(Encyclopedia) Lipton, Seymour, 1903–86, American sculptor, b. New York City. Self-taught as a sculptor, Lipton worked directly in sheet metals and molten alloys, creating organically twisting forms…

Seymour, Horatio

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, HoratioSeymour, Horatiosēˈmôr, sēˈmər [key], 1810–86, American politician, b. Pompey Hill, N.Y. He studied law at Utica, N.Y. and was admitted to the bar in 1832. A Democrat,…

Seymour, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, Jane, 1509?–1537, third queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She served as a lady in waiting to both of Henry's first two queens, Katharine of Aragón and Anne Boleyn. Henry…

Seymour, William

(Encyclopedia) Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of.