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Szostak, Jack William
(Encyclopedia) Szostak, Jack William, 1952–, American molecular biologist, b. London, England, Ph.D. Cornell, 1977. Szostak has been a professor at Harvard Medical School and a researcher at…mandorla
(Encyclopedia) mandorlamandorlamänˈdôrlä [key], [Ital.,=almond], a medieval Christian artistic convention by which an oval or almond-shaped area or series of lines surrounds a deity, most commonly…Benjamin Glover SHIELDS, Congress, AL (1808-1850)
SHIELDS Benjamin Glover , a Representative from Alabama; born in Abbeville, S.C., in 1808; moved with his father to Clarke County, Ala.; resided in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala.; completed…Ebenezer J. SHIELDS, Congress, TN (1778-1846)
SHIELDS Ebenezer J. , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Georgia, December 22, 1778; moved to Tennessee in 1809 and settled on Robertson Fork Creek near Lynnville, Giles County; completed…John Knight SHIELDS, Congress, TN (1858-1934)
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1925 Party: Democrat SHIELDS John Knight , a Senator from Tennessee; born at "Clinchdale," near Bean's Station, Grainger County, Tenn., August 15, 1858; was educated…William Shields GOODWIN, Congress, AR (1866-1937)
GOODWIN William Shields , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Warren, Bradley County, Ark., on May 2, 1866; attended the public schools, the Farmers' Academy near Duluth, Ga., Cooledge's…Blackburn, Elizabeth Helen
(Encyclopedia) Blackburn, Elizabeth Helen, 1948–, Australian-American molecular biologist, b. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1975. Blackburn was a professor at the Univ. of California…Biographies: Models
ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…Mazursky, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…hippopotamus
(Encyclopedia) hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. The…