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(Encyclopedia) Jersey cattle, breed of dairy cattle native to the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Jerseys, smallest of the dairy breeds, are usually a shade of fawn or cream, although darker…Adams, Herbert Baxter
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850–1901, American historian, b. Shutesbury, near Amherst, Mass. In 1876, the year he received his doctorate at Heidelberg, he became one of the original…Mariette, Auguste Édouard
(Encyclopedia) Mariette, Auguste ÉdouardMariette, Auguste Édouardōgüstˈ ādwärˈ märyĕtˈ [key], 1821–81, French Egyptologist. On a visit (1850–54) to Egypt to collect Coptic manuscripts for the Louvre…Kovalevsky, Sonya
(Encyclopedia) Kovalevsky, Sonya or SophieKovalevsky, Sonya or Sophiekōˌvəlĕfˈskē [key], 1850–91, Russian mathematician. She studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin (under K. T.…Field, Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Field, Eugene, 1850–95, American poet and journalist, b. St. Louis. After working on several Midwestern newspapers, in 1883 he became a columnist for the Chicago Daily News (later the…Estrada Palma, Tomás
(Encyclopedia) Estrada Palma, TomásEstrada Palma, Tomástōmäsˈ [key]Estrada Palma, Tomás esträˈᵺä [key]Estrada Palma, Tomáspälˈmä [key], 1835–1908, Cuban revolutionist and first president (1902–6) of…Denver, James William
(Encyclopedia) Denver, James William, 1817–92, American territorial governor, army officer, and congressman, b. Winchester, Va. He commanded a company of Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War, then…Davis, William Morris
(Encyclopedia) Davis, William Morris, 1850–1934, American geographer, geologist, and teacher, b. Philadelphia; B.S. Harvard, 1869. He founded (1904) the Association of American Geographers and served…Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell, 1779–1861, British jurist. He was a member of the Whig party in the House of Commons from 1830 and in the Lords from 1841. Ambitious legally rather…Mitchell, Silas Weir
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829–1914, American physician and author, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Jefferson Medical College, 1850, studied in Paris. A pioneer in the application of psychology to…Trending
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