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Charles Mann HAMILTON, Congress, NY (1874-1942)

HAMILTON Charles Mann , a Representative from New York; born in Ripley, Chautauqua County, N.Y., January 23, 1874; attended the Ripley High School, the Fredonia (N.Y.) Normal School, and the…

Walter Mann MUMMA, Congress, PA (1890-1961)

MUMMA Walter Mann , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pa., November 20, 1890; attended the public schools of Steelton; graduated from Pennsylvania State Forestry…

Horace Mann TOWNER, Congress, IA (1855-1937)

TOWNER Horace Mann , a Representative from Iowa; born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855; attended the public and high schools of Belvidere, the University of Chicago, and Union…

Thomas Mann RANDOLPH, Congress, VA (1768-1828)

RANDOLPH Thomas Mann , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Tuckahoe,'' in Goochland County, Va., October 1, 1768; received his early education from private teachers; attended the College…

Elkins, Stephen Benton

(Encyclopedia) Elkins, Stephen Benton, 1841–1911, American statesman, b. Perry co., Ohio. He grew up in Missouri and after the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Union army, although his…

Musil, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Musil, RobertMusil, Robertrōˈbĕrt m&oomacr;ˈzĭl [key], 1880–1942, Austrian novelist. His style, which has been compared to Proust's, is marked by subtle psychological analysis.…

Gentz, Friedrich von

(Encyclopedia) Gentz, Friedrich vonGentz, Friedrich vonfrēˈdrĭkh fən gĕnts [key], 1764–1832, German conservative political theorist. Admirer of the English political system of checks and balances,…

Bunche, Ralph Johnson

(Encyclopedia) Bunche, Ralph JohnsonBunche, Ralph Johnsonbŭnch [key], 1904–71, U.S. government official and UN diplomat, b. Detroit, Ph.D., Harvard, 1934. He taught political science at Howard Univ…

Lübeck

(Encyclopedia) LübeckLübecklüˈbĕk [key], city (1994 pop. 217,270), Schleswig-Holstein, central Germany, on the Trave River near its mouth on the Baltic Sea. It is a major port and a commercial and…

Brecht, Bertolt

(Encyclopedia) Brecht, BertoltBrecht, Bertoltbĕrˈtôlt brĕkht [key], 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet, b. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht. His brilliant wit, his outspoken Marxism, and his…