(Encyclopedia) Amyot or Amiot, JosephAmyot or Amiot, Josephzhôzĕfˈ [key]Amyot or Amiot, Joseph ämyōˈ [key], 1718–1794?, French Roman Catholic missionary in China, a Jesuit. He wrote a long treatise…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr. (Bobby Jones), 1902–71, American golfer, b. Atlanta, Ga. A lawyer, he became a golf devotee. Jones won the National Open (1923, 1926, 1929–30), the National…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert Butler, Jr., 1973–, American economist, b. Geneva, Nebr., D.B.A. Harvard, 1963. A faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 1964 (emeritus from…
KENNEDY Charles Augustus , a Representative from Iowa;
born in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, March 24, 1869;
completed preparatory studies;
interested in horticultural pursuits and later engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Needham, JosephNeedham, Josephnēdˈəm [key], 1900–1995, British biochemist, historian of science, and sinologist, b. London. He had a lifelong association with Cambridge, where he was…
(Encyclopedia) Mayweather, Floyd, Jr., 1977–, American boxer, b. Grand Rapids, Mich., as Floyd Joy Sinclair. He began boxing at an early age, coached by his father, a welterweight boxer whose name he…
KENNEDY Martin John , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 29, 1892;
attended the public schools; was graduated from Columbia University in New York City in 1909 and
from…
KENNEDY Ambrose Jerome , a Representative from Maryland;
born in Baltimore Md., January 6, 1893;
attended parochial schools, Calvert Hall College, and Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, Md.;…
KENNEDY John Lauderdale , a Representative from Nebraska;
born in Ayrshire, Scotland, October 27, 1854;
attended the public schools of Scotland;
immigrated to the United States and settled in La…
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