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Guy Rodgers 2001 Deaths

Guy RodgersAge: 65 four-time NBA All-Star guard and former Philadelphia Big Five star; led the NBA in assists twice and was a playmaker for two NBA greats: Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-…

Munro, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Munro, Alice, 1931–, Canadian writer, b. Wingham, Ont., as Alice Ann Laidlaw. Much acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary short-story writers, Munro is known for quiet,…

Biographies: U.S. Military Leaders

U.S. Military Leaders Douglas MacArthur See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Military Personnel Veterans Memorial Day Veterans Day America's Wars: U.S.…

Liddon, Henry Parry

(Encyclopedia) Liddon, Henry Parry, 1829–90, English clergyman, a noted preacher and lecturer. As canon of St. Paul's Cathedral (1870–90) and Dean Ireland professor of exegesis at Oxford (1870–82),…

McBain, Howard Lee

(Encyclopedia) McBain, Howard Lee, 1880–1936, American political scientist, b. Toronto, Ont., grad. Richmond (Va.) College, 1900, Ph.D. Columbia, 1907. After teaching at George Washington and…

Dillard, James Hardy

(Encyclopedia) Dillard, James HardyDillard, James Hardydĭlˈərd [key], 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at…

Rupp, George Erik

(Encyclopedia) Rupp, George Erik, 1942–, American educator and theologian, b. Summit, N.J. He studied in Germany before graduating from Princeton. He earned a B.D. degree from Yale Univ. and a…

Osborn, Henry Fairfield

(Encyclopedia) Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857–1935, American paleontologist and geologist, b. Fairfield, Conn. He was professor of comparative anatomy (1883–90) at Princeton, and professor of biology…

Ames, James Barr

(Encyclopedia) Ames, James Barr, 1846–1910, American jurist, b. Boston, grad. Harvard Law School, 1873. At Harvard he became associate professor (1873), professor (1877), and dean (1895). A disciple…