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Hugh Leo CAREY, Congress, NY (1919)

CAREY Hugh Leo , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 11, 1919; graduated from St. John's College and from the law school of the same college, LL.B., 1951;…

Leo ISACSON, Congress, NY (1910-1996)

ISACSON Leo , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, April 20, 1910; attended the public schools; was graduated from New York University in 1931 and from the law department of the…

James Leo NELLIGAN, Congress, PA (1929)

NELLIGAN James Leo , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., February 14, 1929; attended parochial schools; graduated from Coughlin High School, Wilkes-…

Leo C. ZEFERETTI, Congress, NY (1927)

ZEFERETTI Leo C. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 15, 1927; attended public schools in Brooklyn; attended New York University, 1963; City University of New York Baruch…

Roscoe, William

(Encyclopedia) Roscoe, William, 1753–1831, English historian and author. He was called to the bar in 1774, and later, as a member of Parliament, fought against the slave trade (1806). The Life of…

Gaiseric

(Encyclopedia) GaisericGaisericgīˈsərĭk [key] or GensericGaisericgĕnˈsərĭk, jĕnˈ– [key], c.390–477, king of the Vandals and Alani (428–77), one of the ablest of the barbarian invaders of the Roman…

Hydra, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Hydra, in astronomy, southern constellation lying S of Corvus, Crater, Virgo, Leo, and Cancer. It is a long, slender, winding constellation traditionally depicted as a snake and known…

Gryphius, Andreas

(Encyclopedia) Gryphius, AndreasGryphius, Andreasändrāˈäs grüˈfē&oobreve;s [key], 1616–64, German poet-dramatist, originally named Andreas Greif. He wrote in Latin, new High German, and Silesian…

Valentinian III

(Encyclopedia) Valentinian III, 419–55, Roman emperor of the West (425–55). Two years after the death of his uncle, Honorius, he was placed on the throne by his cousin Theodosius II, who deposed the…

Rainey, Gertrude "Ma"

(Encyclopedia) Rainey, Gertrude "Ma," 1886–1939, African-American blues singer and songwriter, b. Columbus, Ga., as Gertrude Melissa Nix Pridgett.…