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Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
(Encyclopedia) Ingemann, Bernhard SeverinIngemann, Bernhard Severinbĕrnˈhärt sĕvˈərēn ĭngˈəmän [key], 1789–1862, Danish poet, playwright, and novelist. As teacher and director of Soro Academy,…McGill, Ralph Emerson
(Encyclopedia) McGill, Ralph EmersonMcGill, Ralph Emersonməgĭlˈ [key], 1898–1969, American journalist and publisher, b. E Tenn. A proponent of civil rights, he was expelled from Vanderbilt Univ. for…Auriemma, Geno
(Encyclopedia) Auriemma, Geno (Luigi Auriemma), 1954–, American basketball coach, b. Montella, Italy, grad. West Chester State College (now West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1977. After coaching…McCourt, Frank
(Encyclopedia) McCourt, Frank, 1930–2009, Irish-American memoirist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. When McCourt was four his immigrant family returned to Ireland. He dropped out of school at 13 and had saved…Spahn, Warren Edward
(Encyclopedia) Spahn, Warren Edward, 1921–2003, American baseball player, b. Buffalo, N.Y. A spectacular pitcher in high-school baseball, Spahn turned professional in 1939 and played in the minor…Hastert, Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis “Denny” Hastert)Hastert, Dennishăsˈtərt [key], 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2007), b. Aurora, Ill. He…Lewis, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Carl (Frederick Carlton Lewis), 1961–, American sprinter and jumper, b. Birmingham, Ala. A star in high school and at the Univ. of Houston, he became possibly the greatest track…Lombardi, Vince
(Encyclopedia) Lombardi, Vince (Vincent Thomas Lombardi), 1913–70, American football coach, b. New York City. As a student at Fordham, he was a member of the famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” line.…Reese, Lizette Woodworth
(Encyclopedia) Reese, Lizette WoodworthReese, Lizette Woodworthrēs [key], 1856–1935, American poet, b. Waverly, Md. She taught school for 45 years, 21 of them at the Western High School in Baltimore…Elion, Gertrude Belle
(Encyclopedia) Elion, Gertrude BelleElion, Gertrude Belleĕlˈēən [key], 1918–99, American pharmacologist, b. New York City, B.S. Hunter College, 1937. Unable to find research work (largely because she…Trending
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