(Encyclopedia) Morris, Robert, 1734–1806, American merchant, known as the “financier of the American Revolution,” and signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Liverpool, England. Morris…
(Encyclopedia) Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828–95, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt., studied in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the École des Beaux-Arts; brother of William Morris Hunt. He was a…
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official, first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. The son of Richard Morris (d. 1672; see Morris, family), he was born in that…
(Encyclopedia) Kim, Jim Yong, 1959–, Korean-American physician, university administrator, and global health specialist, b. Seoul, grad. Brown (A.B., 1982), Harvard (M.D., 1991, Ph.D., 1993). He moved…
(Encyclopedia) Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st ViscountNuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscountnŭfˈēld [key], 1877–1963, English automobile manufacturer and philanthropist. Beginning his…
Rosenfeld, Morris[1862-1923](1)A Yiddish poet who came to America in his early youth. He has been connected editorially with the Jewish "Forward" and other papers. He is chiefly known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Goldwater, Barry Morris, 1909–98, U.S. senator (1953–65, 1969–87), b. Phoenix, Ariz. He studied at the Univ. of Arizona, but left in 1929 to enter his family's department-store…
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