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Leloir, Luis Federico
(Encyclopedia) Leloir, Luis Federico, 1906–87, Argentine biochemist, b. France, M.D. Univ. of Buenos Aires, 1932, Ph.D. Leloir was a researcher at the Univ. of Buenos Aires from 1932 to 1943. He then…Keppler, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Keppler, Joseph, 1838–94, American cartoonist, b. Vienna. Emigrating to America in 1867, he established with Adolph Schwarzmann in St. Louis a humorous German periodical, Puck (1871).…Harding, Chester
(Encyclopedia) Harding, Chester, 1792–1866, American portrait painter, b. Conway, Mass. He worked as an itinerant portrait painter long enough to enable him to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of…Gephardt, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Gephardt, Dick (Richard Andrew Gephardt)Gephardt, Dickgĕpˈhärt [key], 1941–, U.S. congressman (1977–2005), b. St. Louis. A lawyer, he was first elected to the House of Representatives…Berg, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Berg, Paul, 1926–2023, American biologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Western Reserve Univ., 1952. A professor at Washington Univ. at St.…Brackenridge, Henry Marie
(Encyclopedia) Brackenridge, Henry Marie, 1786–1871, American writer, b. Pittsburgh; son of Hugh Henry Brackenridge. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1806, he moved to St. Louis, where he was a…Hartford, John Cowan
(Encyclopedia) Hartford, John Cowan, 1937- 20, American singer, songwriter, and banjo player, b. St. Louis, Mo., as John Cowan Harford, Washington…Missouri, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 MissouriMissourimĭz&oobreve;rˈē, –ə [key], one of the midwestern states of the United States. It is bordered by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, across the Mississippi…More, Paul Elmer
(Encyclopedia) More, Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, American critic, educator, and philosopher, b. St. Louis. More taught Sanskrit and classical literature and then was a newspaper editor until 1914, after…Alston, Walter Emmons
(Encyclopedia) Alston, Walter Emmons, 1911–84, American baseball manager, b. Venice, Ohio. Nicknamed Smokey, he played one major-league game, for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936, and struck out in…Trending
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