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Duquesne, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Duquesne, AbrahamDuquesne, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ dükĕnˈ [key], 1610–88, French naval officer. In the Fronde outbreaks, he suppressed a revolt at Bordeaux (1650). As commander of the new…Ortelius, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ortelius, AbrahamOrtelius, Abrahamôrtēˈlyəs [key], 1527–98, Flemish geographer, of German origin. Next to his contemporary Mercator, he is the most renowned of the 16th-century Flemish…Nathaniel Abraham, 1999 News
13, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Mich. jury in Nov. for the 1997 slaying of Ronnie Greene, Jr. Abraham was 11 when he fatally shot Greene, and possibly the youngest child…Nathaniel Abraham, 2000 News
13, the youngest American child ever to be tried and convicted as an adult for murder, was sentenced in Jan. to seven years in a maximum-security juvenile center. Prosecutors unsuccessfully…Abraham Pais 2000 Deaths
Abraham PaisAge: 82 physicist and science historian whose research became the building blocks of the theory of elemental particles. He wrote Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and Life of Albert…Abraham Beame 2001 Deaths
Abraham BeameAge: 94 politician who served as mayor of New York City (1974 to 1977). He managed to keep the city financially afloat in 1975 and 1976 amid the city's worst financial crisis.…F. Murray Abraham Biography
F. Murray Abraham(Fahrid Murray Abraham)actorBorn: 10/24/1939Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Having garnered a long list of theater credits in the '70s and early '80s, he played the part of…Green, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Green, Paul, 1894–1981, American dramatist, b. Lillington, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1921. He is known for his realistic plays depicting the lives of blacks and white tenant…Jacobi, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, AbrahamJacobi, Abrahamjəkōˈbē [key], 1830–1919, American pediatrician, founder of pediatrics in the United States, b. Westphalia, Germany, M.D. Bonn, 1851. He was imprisoned…Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12…Trending
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