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Bond, J. Max, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max, Sr., was ...Davis, Raymond, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Davis, Raymond, Jr., 1914–2006, American astrochemist, Ph.D. Yale Univ. 1942. Davis, who served in the Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946, was a researcher at Monsanto Chemical Company (1946–48) an...Hiller, Stanley, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Hiller, Stanley, Jr., 1924–2006, American aeronautical engineer and business executive, b. San Francisco. At 12 years old, he designed and produced gas-propelled toy cars, a business that led to the...Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr., 1868–1953, American art critic and teacher, b. Deep River, Conn., grad. Williams, 1889, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1892. He taught (1893–1900) at Williams and was professor (1...Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Warner, Albert
(Encyclopedia)Warner, Albert: see Warner Brothers. ...Bitzius, Albert
(Encyclopedia)Bitzius, Albert: see Gotthelf, Jeremias. ...Schäffle, Albert
(Encyclopedia)Schäffle, Albert älˈbĕrt shĕfˈlə [key], 1831–1903, German economist and sociologist. He taught economics at the universities of Tübingen and Vienna. His views were based partly on the ideali...Kesselring, Albert
(Encyclopedia)Kesselring, Albert älˈbĕrt kĕsˈəlrĭng [key], 1885–1960, German field marshal. An artillery staff officer in World War I, he later joined the air force and rapidly rose in rank during the Hitl...Albert Nile
(Encyclopedia)Albert Nile, river, Uganda: see Nile. ...Browse by Subject
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