(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…
(Encyclopedia) Story, Joseph, 1779–1845, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1811–45), b. Marblehead, Mass. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1801, he practiced law in Salem…
(Encyclopedia) Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc deVendôme, Louis Joseph, duc delwē zhôzĕfˈ [key]Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de dük də väNdōmˈ [key], 1654–1712, marshal of France; grandson of César de…
(Encyclopedia) Dupleix, Joseph FrançoisDupleix, Joseph Françoiszhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ düplĕksˈ [key], 1697–1763, French colonial administrator in India. He went to India in 1721 as an officer of the French…
MITCHELL James S. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Rossville, Warrington Township,
York County, Pa., in 1784; attended the common schools; member of the state house of…
CHASE James Mitchell , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Glen Richey, Clearfield County, Pa., December 19, 1891;
attended the public schools, the high school at Clearfield, Pa., and was…
(Encyclopedia) Heller, Joseph, 1923–99, American writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Heller is best known for his first novel, Catch-22 (1961). Set in World War II, it is a darkly humorous commentary on the…
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MITCHELL Alexander Clark , a Representative from Kansas;
born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 11, 1860;
moved to Kansas in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Douglas County, near Lawrence;…
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