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Ochs, Adolph Simon
(Encyclopedia) Ochs, Adolph SimonOchs, Adolph Simonŏks [key], 1858–1935, American newspaper publisher, b. Cincinnati. Starting as a newsboy in Knoxville, Tenn., he became a printer's apprentice,…journalism
(Encyclopedia) journalism, the collection and periodic publication or transmission of news through media such as newspaper, periodical, television, and radio. By broadcasting events such as the…Göncz, Árpád
(Encyclopedia) Göncz, ÁrpádGöncz, Árpádärpäd gŭnts [key], 1922–2015, Hungarian writer, translator, and political leader, first democratically elected president of Hungary (1990–2000). A lawyer, he…Herrera Campíns, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Herrera Campíns, LuisHerrera Campíns, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ ārāˈrä cämpēnsˈ [key], 1925–2007, Venezuelan politician and president (1979–84). A lawyer and journalist, he was a founder of…Gilpin, William
(Encyclopedia) Gilpin, William, 1813–94, U.S. army officer, politician, and businessman, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1833. He dropped out of West Point, but joined the army (1836)…Heym, Stefan
(Encyclopedia) Heym, StefanHeym, Stefanshtāˈfän [key]Heym, Stefan hīm [key], 1913–2001, German writer, b. Chemnitz as Helmut Flieg. A Jew, he fled the Nazis (1933), moved to Prague, and settled (1935…Daniels, Josephus
(Encyclopedia) Daniels, Josephus, 1862–1948, American statesman, newspaper editor, and author, b. Washington, N.C. He became editor of the Raleigh State Chronicle in 1885 (he was admitted to the bar…Dubuque
(Encyclopedia) Dubuque Dubuque dəby&oomacr;kˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 59,667), seat of Dubuque co., NE Iowa, on the…Jewish Autonomous Region
(Encyclopedia) Jewish Autonomous Region or BirobidzhanBirobidzhanbērōbējänˈ [key], autonomous region (1995 pop. 211,900), c.13,800 sq mi (35,700 sq km), Khabarovsk Territory, Russian Far East, in the…Bradford, William, 1663–1752, British printer in the American colonies
(Encyclopedia) Bradford, William, 1663–1752, British pioneer printer in the American colonies. Born in Leicestershire, England, he served an apprenticeship under a London printer before emigrating in…Trending
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