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Wirth, Karl Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Wirth, Karl JosephWirth, Karl Josephkärl yōˈzĕf vĭrt [key], 1879–1956, German statesman. A leader of the Catholic Center party, he succeeded (1920) Matthias Erzberger as minister of…

White, Horace

(Encyclopedia) White, Horace, 1834–1916, American journalist and author, b. Colebrook, N.H., grad. Beloit College, 1853. As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune he covered the Lincoln-Douglas debates…

Wheeler, William Almon

(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, William Almon, 1819–87, American legislator, vice president of the United States (1877–81), b. Malone, N.Y. Admitted to the New York bar (1845), he was district attorney of…

Cavaco Silva, Aníbal António

(Encyclopedia) Cavaco Silva, Aníbal AntónioCavaco Silva, Aníbal Antónioänēˈbäl äntōˈnēō kəväˈk&oomacr; sēlˈvä [key], 1939–, Portuguese economist and political leader, prime minsiter (1985–95) and…

Price, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Price, Richard, 1723–91, English nonconformist minister and philosopher. His philosophical importance rests on his ethical discussion, Review of the Principal Questions and…

Schuman, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Schuman, RobertSchuman, Robertrōbĕrˈ sh&oomacr;mäNˈ [key], 1886–1963, French statesman and lawyer, b. grand duchy of Luxembourg. A member of the Catholic Mouvement Républicain…

Stans, Maurice Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Stans, Maurice HubertStans, Maurice Hubertmôrēsˈ hy&oomacr;ˈbərt stănz [key], 1908–98, U.S. government official, b. Shakopee, Minn. He worked as an accountant for many years before…

Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Arthur Napoleon Raymond, 1926–2014, Trinidadian political leader, b. Tobago. A barrister before being elected (1961) to parliament, he was a founding member of the People's…

Ghani, Ashraf

(Encyclopedia) Ghani, Ashraf (Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai), 1949–, Afghan political leader, president of Afghanistan (2014–), Ph.D Columbia, 1983. Trained as an cultural anthropologist, he taught…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological…