(Encyclopedia) Sachs, Jeffrey DavidSachs, Jeffrey Davidsăks [key], 1954–, American economist, b. Detroit; grad. Harvard (B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1980). He joined the Harvard faculty in 1980, and…
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RUSSELL Daniel Lindsay , a Representative from North Carolina;
born on Winnabow plantation, Brunswick County, near Wilmington, N.C., on August 7, 1845;
received his early education from private…
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born in Branford, Conn., September 7, 1772;
attended the public school;
moved to New York State;
studied medicine and practiced a short time in…
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