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Damrosch, Leopold

(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Leopold, 1832–85, German conductor. After taking a degree in medicine, he became (1857) first violinist in the ducal orchestra at Weimar, where he was a friend of Liszt and…

Hone, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Hone, Philip, 1780–1851, American diarist and politician, b. New York City. With his brother he built up a successful auctioneering business, which he later abandoned for politics. He…

Pope, John Russell

(Encyclopedia) Pope, John Russell, 1874–1937, American architect, b. New York City, studied at the College of the City of New York and the School of Mines, Columbia (Ph.B., 1894). He won a fellowship…

De Lancey

(Encyclopedia) De LanceyDe Lanceydə lănˈsē [key], family of political leaders, soldiers, and merchants prominent in colonial New York. Étienne De Lancey or Stephen De Lancey, 1663–1741, b. Caen,…

Van Cortlandt, Jacobus

(Encyclopedia) Van Cortlandt, JacobusVan Cortlandt, Jacobusjəkōˈbəs văn kôrtˈlənd [key], 1658–1739, colonial American merchant, b. New Amsterdam (later New York City); brother of Stephen Van…

Provoost, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Provoost, SamuelProvoost, Samuelprōˈvōst [key], 1742–1815, first Episcopal bishop of New York, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1758. He studied at…

Census Maps of New York

New York: Persons per square mile, 2000 New York: White persons, percent, 2000 New York: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 New York: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent,…

New York Jets (9-7)

New York Jets (9-7)at Green BayW, 20-16N. EnglandW, 20-19BuffaloW, 27-14at Tampa BayW, 21-17OPEN—PittsburghL, 3-20at N. EnglandW, 34-17MiamiW, 40-37*at BuffaloL, 20-23DenverL, 23-30at…

New York Giants (12-4)

New York Giants (12-4)ArizonaW, 21-16at PhiladelphiaW, 33-18at ChicagoW, 14-7WashingtonL, 6-16at TennesseeL, 14-28at AtlantaW, 13-6DallasW, 19-14OPEN—PhiladelphiaW, 24-7at ClevelandW, 24-3St…