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Thomas, Edith M

Thomas, Edith M[1854-1925](3)Born at Chatham, Ohio, August 12, 1854. Graduated at the Normal Institute of Geneva, Ohio. Since 1888 she has resided in New York and is a member of the…

Walsh, Thomas

Walsh, Thomas[1875-1928](2)Born in Brooklyn, Oct. 14, 1875. Educated at Georgetown University, where he took the degree of Ph.D. in 1892. Spent the years from 1892 to 1895, at Columbia…

Dylan Thomas

Writer Dylan Marlais Thomas drank himself to death at the age of 39 and left behind some of the most celebrated poems of the 20th century, including "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Dylan…

Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket was King Henry II's right hand man -- until a conflict over the powers between Church and State led to Becket's murder in 1170, which in turn led to his speedy canonization as St.…

Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick was an English wood engraver who became famous in the late 18th century and is remembered for his two volume work, The History of British Birds, published between 1797 and 1804. Bewick…

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris is an American novelist whose best known work is The Silence of the Lambs, 1988 horror thriller that is one of four books about a cannibalistic psychiatrist, Hannibal Lecter. Harris…

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States and one of the key drafters of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson served two full terms as president (1801-09) and also served…

Thomas Eakins

Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American artist from Philadelphia whose most famous works are Max Schmitt in a Single Scull (1871) and The Gross Clinic (1875). Eakins studied at the Pennsylvania…

Danny Thomas

Name at birth: Muzyad YakhoobDanny Thomas starred in Make Room For Daddy, one of most popular TV family comedies of the 1950s. The show ran from 1953-64, but changed networks in 1957 and was titled…

Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas is the U.S. Supreme Court justice who was thrust into the limelight in his 1991 confirmation proceedings, during which he was accused of sexual harassment. Clarence Thomas grew up in…