Jean O'LearyAge: 57 former nun and pioneer in the gay-rights movement who in 1977 organized the first meeting of gay leaders at the White House. She cofounded National Coming Out Day. Died:…
Jean-Paul RiopelleAge: 78 Canadian abstract expressionist painter who produced most of his work in postwar France. His works appear in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate…
Jean-François RevelAge: 82 French philosopher and writer who contemplated subjects ranging from democracy to food and frequently railed against Europe's anti-Americanism. In his 1970 book,…
SCHMIDT Jean , a Representative from Ohio; born November 29, 1951; B.A., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974; Lead Clermont, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993; trustee,…
(Encyclopedia) Tirole, Jean Marcel, 1953–, French economist, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981. He was a professor of at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984–91) and École…
(Encyclopedia) Delambre, Jean Baptiste JosephDelambre, Jean Baptiste JosephzhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dəläNˈbrə [key], 1749–1822, French astronomer and mathematician. He was a member of the bureau of…
(Encyclopedia) Picard, Jean, 1620–82, French astronomer, noted for having made the first accurate measurement of a degree of the earth's meridian. The figures he established were of great value to…
(Encyclopedia) Castex, Jean, 1965–, French government official and political leader. A member of the center-right Republicans (and its predecessor, the Union for a Popular Movement), Castex has held…
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Senate Years of Service: 1995-2013
Party: Republican SNOWE Olympia Jean , a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947;…
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