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Lombardi, Vince

(Encyclopedia) Lombardi, Vince (Vincent Thomas Lombardi), 1913–70, American football coach, b. New York City. As a student at Fordham, he was a member of the famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” line.…

book gill

(Encyclopedia) book gill: see horseshoe crab.

Gill, Eric Rowland

(Encyclopedia) Gill, Eric Rowland, 1882–1940, English sculptor, wood engraver, typographer, and writer. His sculpture includes Stations of the Cross (Westminster Cathedral, London); Prospero and…

Gill, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Gill, Sir DavidGill, Sir Davidgĭl [key], 1843–1914, Scottish astronomer, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen. He made observations of the transits of Venus and Mars and investigated the…

John GILL, Jr., Congress, MD (1850-1918)

GILL, John, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., June 9, 1850; attended Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia; was graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in…

Joseph John GILL, Congress, OH (1846-1920)

GILL, Joseph John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, September 21, 1846; moved with his parents to Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, in 1848; pursued an…

Michael Joseph GILL, Congress, MO (1864-1918)

GILL, Michael Joseph, a Representative from Missouri; born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., December 5, 1864; attended the common schools and Oberlin (Ohio) College; engaged in the glass…

Patrick Francis GILL, Congress, MO (1868-1923)

GILL, Patrick Francis, a Representative from Missouri; born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1868; moved with his widowed mother to St. Louis, Mo., in 1871; attended the…

Thomas Ponce GILL, Congress, HI (1922-2009)

GILL, Thomas Ponce, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 21, 1922; attended the public schools and graduated from the Roosevelt High School in 1940; attended the…