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Williamson, Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Williamson, Hugh, 1735–1819, American political leader, physician, and scientist, b. West Nottingham, Pa. He studied theology, preached for a short time, and then was (1760–63)…Stassen, Harold Edward
(Encyclopedia) Stassen, Harold EdwardStassen, Harold Edwardstăsˈən [key], 1907–2001, American public official and university president, b. West St. Paul, Minn. A Republican lawyer, he held his first…Osler, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Osler, Sir WilliamOsler, Sir Williamōˈslər [key], 1849–1919, Canadian physician, M.D. McGill Univ., 1872. Renowned as a physician and as a medical historian, he was also the most…Rittenhouse, David
(Encyclopedia) Rittenhouse, David, 1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the making of…River Brethren
(Encyclopedia) River Brethren, name used to designate certain Christian bodies originating in 1770, during a revival movement among German settlers in E Pennsylvania. In the 1750s, Mennonite refugees…Cameron, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Cameron, SimonCameron, Simonkămˈərən [key], 1799–1889, American politician and financier, b. Lancaster co., Pa. From humble beginnings he rose to be a newspaper publisher and with…Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Encyclopedia) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles…Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr., 1920–2017, African-American lawyer and U.S. cabinet official, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1941, Harvard Law School, 1946. He clerked…Coon, Carleton Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Coon, Carleton Stevens, 1904–81, American anthropologist, archaeologist, and educator, b. Wakefield, Mass., grad. Harvard 1925, Ph.D. 1928. From 1925 to 1939 he was engaged in…Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. John
(Encyclopedia) Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. JohnCrèvecoeur, J. Hector St. Johnkrĕvkörˈ [key], 1735–1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is…Trending
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