(Encyclopedia) Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceăNstētüˈ də fräNs [key], cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had…
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STEPHENS Philander , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born near Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., in 1788;
received a limited education;
engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits;…
HOPKINS, Stephen, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., March 7, 1707; attended the public schools; was raised on a farm in the town of Scituate, Providence County; member of…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861
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Lonely BurialStephen Vincent BenétThere were not many at that lonely place,
Where two scourged hills met in a little plain.
The wind cried loud in gusts, then low again.
Three pines strained…
COHEN Stephen , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., May 24, 1949; graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Fla., 1967; B.A., Vanderbilt…
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