(Encyclopedia) Cannon, Walter Bradford, 1871–1945, American physiologist. While still a medical student at Harvard, Cannon was the first to demonstrate (1897) that bismuth could be utilized as a…
(Encyclopedia) Reuther, Walter PhilipReuther, Walter Philipr&oomacr;ˈthər [key], 1907–70, American labor leader, b. Wheeling, W.Va. A tool- and diemaker, he became shop foreman in a Detroit…
(Encyclopedia) Raleigh or Ralegh, Sir WalterRaleigh or Ralegh, Sir Walterboth: rŏlˈē, rălˈē [key], 1554?–1618, English soldier, explorer, courtier, and man of letters.
Raleigh was made governor…
EVANS, David Walter, a Representative from Indiana; born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind., August 17, 1946; attended public schools in Shoals, Ind.; A.B., Indiana University, 1967;…
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(Encyclopedia) de la Mare, Walterde la Mare, Walterdə lə mâr [key], 1873–1956, English poet and novelist. For many years he worked in the accounting department of the Anglo-American Oil Company. Much…
(Encyclopedia) De Maria, Walter Joseph, 1935–2013, American sculptor, b. Albany, Calif. From the late 1950s into the 60s De Maria partcipated in “Happenings,” created Dada-influenced minimalist…
(Encyclopedia) Haworth, Sir Walter Norman, 1883–1950, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1911. Haworth held academic posts at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London (1911–12),…
BOOTH, Walter, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Woodbridge, Conn., December 8, 1791; attended the common schools; settled in Meriden and engaged in manufacturing; colonel of the…
BOWIE, Walter, (granduncle of Thomas Fielder Bowie), a Representative from Maryland; born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Md., in 1748; attended Rev. John Eversfieldâs…