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Nyköping

(Encyclopedia) NyköpingNyköpingnüˈchöˌpĭng [key], city (1990 pop. 26,380), capital of Södermanland co., SE Sweden, a port on the Baltic Sea. It is a commercial and industrial center, producing flour…

Michel, Hartmut

(Encyclopedia) Michel, HartmutMichel, Hartmutmĭkhˈəl [key], 1948–, German biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Würzburg, 1977. Michel was the first person to reduce a photosynthetic action center, which is a…

Prelog, Vladimir

(Encyclopedia) Prelog, VladimirPrelog, Vladimirvlädyēˈmĭr prāˈlôg [key], 1906–98, Swiss chemist, b. Sarejevo, Austria-Hungary (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina). Educated in Prague, he worked in…

David Ray NAGLE, Congress, IA (1943)

NAGLE David Ray , a Representative from Iowa; born in Grinnell, Iowa, April 15, 1943; attended University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1961-1965; LL.B., University of Iowa Law School…

Ray John MADDEN, Congress, IN (1892-1987)

MADDEN Ray John , a Representative from Indiana; born in Waseca, Waseca County, Minn., February 25, 1892; attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city; the law…

Ray H. LaHOOD, Congress, IL (1945)

LaHOOD Ray H. , (father of Darin LaHood), a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 6, 1945; graduated from Spalding Institute, Peoria, Ill., 1963; attended…

Ray GREENE, Congress, RI (1765-1849)

Senate Years of Service: 1797-1801 Party: Federalist GREENE Ray , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Warwick, R.I., February 2, 1765; pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College…

Ossian RAY, Congress, NH (1835-1892)

RAY Ossian , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vt., December 13, 1835; moved to Irasburg, Vt., in early childhood; attended the common schools and an…

Robert Carter NICHOLAS, Congress, LA (1793-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1841 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat NICHOLAS Robert Carter , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Hanover, Hanover County, Va., in 1793; served in the War of 1812 as…

Wilson Cary NICHOLAS, Congress, VA (1761-1820)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1804 Party: Democratic Republican NICHOLAS Wilson Cary , a Senator and a Representative from Virginia; born in Williamsburg, Va., January 31, 1761; attended the…