(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Carrie Frances
, 1956-2016, American actress and author, b. Burbank, Ca.
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(Encyclopedia) Heijermans, HermanHeijermans, Hermanhĕrˈmän hīˈərmäns [key], 1864–1924, Dutch dramatist. Much of his work treated life among the Dutch Jews. His dramas include Op Hoop van Zegen (1900…
(Encyclopedia) Erpenius, ThomasErpenius, Thomasûrpēˈnēəs [key], 1584–1624, Dutch Orientalist, whose name in Dutch was Van Erpe. Erpenius was one of the most celebrated scholars of his day and wrote…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1829
Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; Jacksonian JOHNSON Richard Mentor , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and a Vice President of the…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1819; 1829-1834
Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian FORSYTH John , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Fredericksburg,
Va., October 22, 1780;…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1829; 1829-1833
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(Encyclopedia) Ruysbroeck, John, Dutch Jan van RuusbroecRuysbroeck, John,yän vän roisˈbr&oomacr;k [key], 1293–1381, Roman Catholic mystic, b. Brabant (now in Belgium and the Netherlands). He was…
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