(Encyclopedia) Peters, Vera (Mildred Vera Peters), 1911–93, Canadian radiation oncologist and clinical investigator, b. Rexdale, Ont., M.D. Univ. of Toronto, 1934. Beginning in 1935, she studied the…
(Encyclopedia) Rubin, Vera, 1928–2016, American astronomer, b. Philadelphia as Vera Florence Cooper, Ph.D. Georgetown (1954). After teaching at Georgetown, she joined (1965) the Carnegie Institution'…
Vera Wangfashion designerBorn: 6/27/1949Birthplace: New York City Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world. She also designs evening…
A cause in harmony with other causes already known. A fairy godmother may be assigned in story as the cause of certain marvellous effects, but is not a vera causa. The revolution of the…
Vera Brittainnovelist, poetBorn: 1893Birthplace: Newcastle under Lyme, England The daughter of a wealthy paper manufacturer, Brittain dropped out of Somerville College at Oxford to work as a…
Vera ZorinaAge: 86 dancer and actress who frequently collaborated with her first husband, George Balanchine in films and ballets of the 1930s and '40s. Her film credits include The Goldwyn…
Vera AtkinsAge: 92 British spymaster who recruited, trained, and monitored secret agents who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France during World War II. She is widely believed to be the…
Vera Hruba RalstonAge: 79 skater who competed in the 1936 Olympics and went on to appear in the films Ice-Capades and I, Jane Doe. Died: Santa Barbara, Calif., Feb. 9, 2003R - ZNoel Redding…
Senate Years of Service: 1948-1948
Party: Republican BUSHFIELD Vera Cahalan , a Senator from South Dakota; born in Miller, Hand County, S.Dak.,
August 9, 1889; attended the public schools;…
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