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Daye, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Daye, Stephen, c.1594–1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts Bay with his family…

Dunn, Stephen Elliott

(Encyclopedia) Dunn, Stephen Elliott, 1939-2021, American poet, b. Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y., Hofstra Univ. (B.A., 1962), Syracuse Univ. (M.F.A…

Benét, Stephen Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Benét, Stephen VincentBenét, Stephen Vincentbĕnāˈ [key], 1898–1943, American poet and author, b. Bethlehem, Pa., grad. Yale, 1919; brother of William Rose Benét. After graduating from…

Eustace II

(Encyclopedia) Eustace IIEustace IIy&oomacr;ˈstĭs [key], d. 1093, count of Boulogne. He was the brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor of England. Visiting England in 1051, he and his followers…

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas

(Encyclopedia) Boileau-Despréaux, NicolasBoileau-Despréaux, Nicolasnēkôläˈ bwälōˈ-dāprāōˈ [key], 1636–1711, French literary critic and poet. He was the spokesman of classicism, drawing his principles…

Girard, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Girard, StephenGirard, Stephenjĭrärdˈ [key], 1750–1831, American merchant, banker, and philanthropist, b. Bordeaux, France. Girard went to sea and at the age of 23 was a captain. In…

Langton, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Langton, Stephen, c.1155–1228, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was educated at Paris. Innocent III named him cardinal in 1206, and he became archbishop of…

Borough, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Borough, StephenBorough, Stephenbûrˈō, bŭˈrō [key], 1525–84, English navigator. Under the direction of Richard Chancellor he was master of the Edward Bonaventure, the first ship to…

Babcock, Stephen Moulton

(Encyclopedia) Babcock, Stephen MoultonBabcock, Stephen Moultonmōlˈtən băbˈkŏk [key], 1843–1931, American agricultural chemist, b. Bridgewater, N.Y., grad. Tufts College (B.A., 1866), Univ. of…

Daniel Bever CRANE, Congress, IL (1936)

CRANE Daniel Bever , (Brother of Philip Miller Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 10, 1936; attended the public schools of Chicago; A.B., Hillsdale…