Joseph H. BurckhalterBorn: 1912Birthplace: Columbia, S.C. Dyes for diagnosing infectious diseases—Burckhalter and Seiwald synthesized fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), an antibody labeling…
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, John Joseph, 1920–2000, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Philadelphia. He was ordained a priest in 1945 and served as a military chaplain for 27 years, achieving the rank…
Stickney, Joseph Trumbull[1874-1904](3)Born at Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 1874. After a youth spent for the most part in Italy and Switzerland, although his family maintained a house in…
(Encyclopedia) Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader. He was a graduate of McGill College, where he served on the law faculty (1853–80). He served in the Canadian House…
Joseph Marion HernandezU.S. CongressmanBorn: 8/4/1793Birthplace: St. Augustine, Florida Joseph Marion Hernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress, as a delegate from the…
(Encyclopedia) Le Verrier, Urbain Jean JosephLe Verrier, Urbain Jean JosephürbăNˈ zhäN zhôzĕfˈ ləvĕryāˈ [key], 1811–77, French astronomer who made calculations that led to the discovery of the planet…
(Encyclopedia) Barnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph MarieBarnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph MarieäNtwänˈ pyĕr zhōzĕfˈ märēˈ bärnävˈ [key], 1761–93, French revolutionary. A member of the States-General of 1789…
S. Joseph Begun Born: 1905Birthplace: (Danzig, Germany, now Gdansk Poland) Magnetic recording— Early recording machines of the 1920s were cumbersome at best. Sound was recorded magnetically…
(Encyclopedia) Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836–1926, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903–11), b. Guilford co., N.C. A lawyer in Illinois, Cannon served as a Republican in Congress from…
(Encyclopedia) Hardee, William Joseph, 1815–73, American army officer, Confederate general, b. Camden co., Ga. A graduate of West Point, he served with distinction in the Mexican War and compiled…
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