Senate Years of Service: 1935-1947
Party: Democrat BILBO Theodore Gilmore , a Senator from Mississippi; born on a farm near Poplarville, Pearl River County,
Miss., October 13, 1877; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1977-2013
Party: Republican LUGAR Richard Green , a Senator from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932; attended the public schools of…
(Encyclopedia) Montale, EugenioMontale, Eugenioā&oomacr;jĕˈnyō mōntäˈlā [key], 1896–1981, Italian poet, critic, and translator. After working as an editor, Montale became chief librarian of the…
(Encyclopedia) Cheever, John, 1912–82, American author, b. Quincy, Mass. His expulsion from Thayer Academy was the subject of his first short story, published by the New Republic when he was 17. Many…
(Encyclopedia) SinanSinansēnän [key], Muslim architect, 1490?–1588?. He is regarded as the greatest of Islamic builders, and his finest achievements lie in his solutions to spatial problems posed by…
(Encyclopedia) Weil, SimoneWeil, Simonesēmônˈ vīl [key], 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic. After receiving her baccalauréat with honors at 15, she studied philosophy for four years, then…
(Encyclopedia) reed organ, an organ in which air is forced over free reeds by means of bellows, usually worked by pedals. It is played by the use of one or more keyboards. Variations in tone are…
(Encyclopedia) Habermas, JürgenHabermas, Jürgenyûrˈgən häˈbûrmäs [key], 1929–, German philosopher. He is a professor at the Univ. of Frankfurt (emeritus since 1994) and is the best-known contemporary…
Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…
