(Theodor Seuss Geisel)children's authorBorn: 3/2/1904Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts After graduating from Dartmouth College, Theodor Geisel undertook postgraduate work at Lincoln College…
(Encyclopedia) John III (John Ducas Vatatzes)John IIId&oobreve;ˈkəs vətătˈzēz [key], d. 1254, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1222–54), successor and son-in-law of Theodore I. He extended his…
METCALF, Victor Howard, a Representative from California; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 10, 1853; attended the public schools of Utica, and was graduated from the Utica Free…
MOODY, William Henry, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Newbury, Mass., December 23, 1853; was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1872 and from Harvard University…
WINGO, Effiegene Locke, (wife of Otis Theodore Wingo and great-great-great-grandaughter of Matthew Locke), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Lockesburg, Sevier County, Ark., April 13,…
iron/steel manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 11/25/1835Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland Though his formal education ended after elementary school, the family's respect for books and learning…
(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is…
(Encyclopedia) Frothingham, Octavius BrooksFrothingham, Octavius Brooksfrŏᵺˈĭnghəm [key], 1822–95, American clergyman and writer, b. Boston. While a Unitarian minister in Salem (1847–55) he came…
(Encyclopedia) scale, in zoology, an outgrowth, either bony or horny, of the skin of an animal. The major component of the scales of fishes is bone, and they are formed directly in the skin membrane…
