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Andrew Grove Biography
Andrew Grove(Andras Grof)engineer, technology executiveBorn: 9/2/1936Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary The son of a Jewish dairyman in Hungary, Andrew Grove successfully hid from the Nazis but…Templeton, Alec Andrew
pianist, composerBirthplace: Cardiff, WalesBorn: 1910Died: 1963Andrew Mellon Biography
Andrew Mellonfinancier, public official, philanthropistBorn: 3/24/1855Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Having been born into a wealthy banking family, Mellon used the experience he gained in…Andrew Carnegie Biography
Andrew Carnegieiron/steel manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 11/25/1835Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland Though his formal education ended after elementary school, the family's respect for…Weather: The Amazing Andrew
The Amazing AndrewWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…Andrew Jackson Biography
Andrew JacksonBorn: 3/15/1767Birthplace: Waxhaw, S.C. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in what is now generally agreed to be Waxhaw, S.C. After a turbulent boyhood as an orphan and…Andrew Johnson Biography
Andrew JohnsonBorn: 12/29/1808Birthplace: Raleigh, N.C. Andrew Johnson was born at Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 29, 1808. Self-educated, he became a tailor in Greeneville, Tenn., but soon went into…Brewer's: Joseph Andrews
The hero of a novel written by Fielding to ridicule Richardson's Pamela, whose brother Joseph is supposed to be. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Joseph of…Brewer's: The Andrew Macs
(The) The crew of H.M.S. Andromache. Similarly, the Bellerophon was called by English sailors “Billy ruffian,” and the Achilles the “Ash heels.” (See Beefeater etc.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Merry Andrew
So called from Andrew Borde, physician to Henry VIII., etc. To vast learning he added great eccentricity, and in order to instruct the people used to address them at fairs and other…Trending
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