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Tisza, Count Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Tisza, Count Stephen, 1861–1918, Hungarian premier (1903–5, 1913–17); son of Kálmán Tisza. He believed in strong personal government and sought to make Hungary a forceful partner in…

Breyer, Stephen Gerald

(Encyclopedia) Breyer, Stephen Gerald Breyer, Stephen Gerald brīˈər [key], 1938–, associate justice of the U.S.…

Philander STEPHENS, Congress, PA (1788-1842)

STEPHENS, Philander, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., in 1788; received a limited education; engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits;…

Stephen Arnold DOUGLAS, Congress, IL (1813-1861)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861Party: DemocratDOUGLAS, Stephen Arnold, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., April 23, 1813; educated in the…

Crane, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Crane, Stephen, 1871–1900, American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, b. Newark, N.J. Often designated the first modern American writer, Crane is ranked among the authors who…

Mather, Stephen Tyng

(Encyclopedia) Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867–1930, American industrialist and environmentalist, b. San Francisco, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1887. He began working for the Pacific Coast Borax…

Ružička, Leopold Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Ružička, Leopold Stephen or Lavoslav Stjepan 1887–1976, Swiss chemist, b. Croatia (then in Austria-Hungary), Dr.Ing. Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1910. Ružička was a…

Fauci, Anthony Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Fauci, Anthony Stephen, 1940–, American physician, immunologist, and government official, b. Brooklyn, New York, M.D. Cornell, 1966. A senior investigator in the National Institute of…

Stephen HOPKINS, Congress, RI (1707-1785)

HOPKINS, Stephen, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., March 7, 1707; attended the public schools; was raised on a farm in the town of Scituate, Providence County; member of…