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Odum, Eugene Pleasants

(Encyclopedia) Odum, Eugene Pleasants, 1913–2002, American ecologist, b. Newport, N.H., Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois, 1939; son of Howard W. Odum. He joined the department of zoology at the Univ. of…

Eugene Jacques Bullard Biography

Eugene Jacques BullardaviatorBorn: Oct. 1894?Birthplace: Columbus, Ga. Born in Georgia, Bullard moved to France as a young man to escape racism. He joined the French Foreign legion in 1914 at…

Eugene Borowitz 2000 Deaths

Eugene BorowitzAge: 71 pyschiatrist who helped establish the MacArthur Fellows Program “genius grants,” which award recipients $500,000 over the course of five years to pursue their endeavors…

Eugene, OR, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units61,332100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached32,87053.61-unit, attached4,0116.52 units2,4264.03 or 4 units3,4515.65 to 9 units3,9986.510 to 19 units3,5405.820 or…

Eugene McCarthy 2005 Deaths

Eugene McCarthyAge: 89 former dovish Senator who shook up politics in 1968 with his opposition to the Vietnam War. In his run for the Democratic presidential nomination, McCarthy challenged…

Eugene O'Neill Biography

Eugene O'NeillplaywrightBorn: 10/16/1888Birthplace: New York City Nobel and Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright whose plays portray tormented families and people torn between wealth and noble…

Arnold of Brescia

(Encyclopedia) Arnold of BresciaArnold of Bresciabrĕshˈə [key], c.1090–1155, Italian monk and reformer, b. Brescia. A priest of irreproachable life, Arnold studied at Paris, where according to…

Maris, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…

Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc deVendôme, Louis Joseph, duc delwē zhôzĕfˈ [key]Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de dük də väNdōmˈ [key], 1654–1712, marshal of France; grandson of César de…

Cavaignac, Louis Eugène

(Encyclopedia) Cavaignac, Louis EugèneCavaignac, Louis Eugènelwē özhĕnˈ kävānyäkˈ [key], 1802–57, French general. He participated in the French conquest of Algeria and was promoted to general in 1844…