(Encyclopedia) Osborne, Thomas Mott, 1859–1926, American prison reformer, b. Auburn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1884. As chairman (1913) of the state commission on prison reform he became a voluntary…
(Encyclopedia) Palgrave, Sir FrancisPalgrave, Sir Francispălˈgrāv, pôlˈ– [key], 1788–1861, English historian. His antiquarian interests led him to edit with scrupulous accuracy and to publish a…
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Donald Malcolm, 1921–67, British automobile and boat racer. The son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, from whom he inherited his passion for assaulting speed records and his…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Walter, 1846–1924, American jurist, b. Halifax co., N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina (A.B., 1864; A.M., 1867). He entered the Confederate army at 15 and was commended for…
(Encyclopedia) Puyehue–Cordón Caulle, volcanic complex, SE Chile, in the Andes Mts. within Puyehue National Park. The volcanic chain comprises (NW to SE) the Cordillera Nevada caldera (5,902 ft/1,799…
(Encyclopedia) Rivera, Mariano, 1969–, Panamanian baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher nicknamed the Sandman, he joined the New York Yankees organization in 1990 and spent his entire career…
(Encyclopedia) Ronaldo (Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima), 1976–, Brazilian soccer player. A son of Rio de Janeiro's back streets, he signed with his first professional club at 14. Nicknamed “The…
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Charles, 1729–1824, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Co. Londonderry (now Derry), Ireland. Emigrating to America in 1739, he later taught school and became a…
(Encyclopedia) Goldmark, Peter Carl, 1906–77, Hungarian-American engineer, b. Budapest. He studied at the Univ. of Vienna (B.S., 1929, Ph.D., 1931); worked for a radio company in England (1931–33).…
