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Gregory McMAHON, Congress, NY (1915-1989)

McMAHON Gregory , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, March 19, 1915; attended a parochial school; was graduated from St. John's Prep School, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1933 and from…

Gregory W. MEEKS, Congress, NY (1953)

MEEKS Gregory W. , a Representative from New York; born in East Harlem, New York County, N.Y., September 25, 1953; graduated from Julia Richman High School, New York, N.Y., 1971; B.A., Adelphi…

Gregory H. LAUGHLIN, Congress, TX (1942)

LAUGHLIN Gregory H. , a Representative from Texas; born in Bay City, Matagorda County, Tex., January 21, 1942; graduated from West Columbia High School, 1960; B.A., Texas A.&M. University,…

Gregory Wright CARMAN, Congress, NY (1937)

CARMAN Gregory Wright , A Representative from New York; born in Farmingdale, Nassau County, N.Y., January 31, 1937; attended the public schools; attended University of Paris, France, L'institut d'…

Ferrer Guardia, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Ferrer Guardia, FranciscoFerrer Guardia, Franciscofränthēsˈkō fārārˈ gwärˈdyä [key], 1859–1909, Spanish political theorist and educator. An ardent liberal, anticlerical, and republican…

Ptolemy XIV

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy XIV, d. 44 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (47–44 b.c.), the last of the Macedonian dynasty, but for his sister, Cleopatra. He was a child when his brother Ptolemy XIII drowned.…

Constantinople, First Council of

(Encyclopedia) Constantinople, First Council of, 381, second ecumenical council. It was convened by Theodosius I, then emperor of the East and a recent convert, to confirm the victory over Arianism.…

Leo III, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Leo III (Leo the Isaurian or Leo the Syrian), c.680–741, Byzantine emperor (717–41). He was probably born in N Syria (rather than in Isauria, as once thought). He held diplomatic and…