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Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminate

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 1500 metre freestyle event.

Is a Mexican American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and former California State Champion.

Is a Mexican American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and former California State Champion. With an Outstanding Amateur Record of 278-24. He has won the National Police Athletic League championships twice, the Blue & Gold National Invitational ch

Was an American zoologist. He studied under Louis Agassiz at Harvard University and graduated in 186

Was an American zoologist. He studied under Louis Agassiz at Harvard University and graduated in 1862. He then accepted a position as Yale University's first Professor of Zoology, and taught there from 1864 until his retirement in 1907.

Was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from

Was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855.In November 1844, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Democratic ticket, with Silas Wright for Governor. Many important ques

Is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He was chosen by his Republican colleagues as the

Is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He was chosen by his Republican colleagues as the Minority Leader in November 2006, making him the top-ranking Republican in the 110th Congress, which convened January 3, 2007.

More popularly known as Mort Walker, is an American comic artist, best known for creating the newspa

More popularly known as Mort Walker, is an American comic artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954.Born in El Dorado, Kansas, he grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He had his first comic published at the age of 11, and sold his first cartoon at 12. At 15 he worked as a comic-strip artist for a daily newspaper and by 18 he became chief editorial designer at Hall Brothers. After graduating from Northeast High School in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, he attended the University of Missouri, where a life size bronze statue of Beetle Bailey sits in front of the alumni center.

Was Executive Secretary to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa from 1975 to 1978 and U

Was Executive Secretary to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa from 1975 to 1978 and UN Under-Secretary-General from 1978 until 1991.

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the stat

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida an

Is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 37B.In 1998, Eckardt was reelected along wi

Is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 37B.In 1998, Eckardt was reelected along with Schisler. Again in 2002, Eckardt and Schisler won with little competition. Finally, in 2006, Eckardt won reelection once again, this time with fellow Re

Was an American Olympic fencer. Adelaide (Adeline) Gehrig was the only woman in US foil history to w

Was an American Olympic fencer. Adelaide (Adeline) Gehrig was the only woman in US foil history to win four consecutive titles. She was born in 1887 in Newark, New Jersey, to German immigrants John Gehrig (a blacksmith) and Maria Gehrig née Lang. Represen

Was a photographer. Her family moved to Berkeley, California, when she was still a child.

Was a photographer. Her family moved to Berkeley, California, when she was still a child.

Was an American sculptor whose work is displayed in the U.S. Capitol and a feminist who was devoted

Was an American sculptor whose work is displayed in the U.S. Capitol and a feminist who was devoted to the cause for equality of women.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American painter and potter from Syracuse, New York. She was one of the most important cerami

Was an American painter and potter from Syracuse, New York. She was one of the most important ceramists of her generation and one of the few women in the late 19th and early 20th century American Arts and Craft Movement to make her pots "from clay to fini

Was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general

Was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mi

Was an American scientist who made contributions to physics, physiology, ophthalmology, psychology,

Was an American scientist who made contributions to physics, physiology, ophthalmology, psychology, and philosophy. He pioneered the study of physiological optics at Dartmouth College, serving as a research professor, then as director of research in the Dartmouth Eye Institute. He conducted important research into aspects of binocular vision, including cyclophoria and aniseikonia. Ames is perhaps best known for constructing some illusions of visual perception: the Ames room, the Ames window, and the Ames chair. He was a leading light in the Transactionalist School of psychology, also making contributions in social psychology.

Is an African American lyric soprano who was an acclaimed figure in the classical music world during

Is an African American lyric soprano who was an acclaimed figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her performances spann

A researcher in the field of linguistics. Since 2004, she has been a Professor in Linguistics, and a

A researcher in the field of linguistics. Since 2004, she has been a Professor in Linguistics, and an associated faculty in Psychology at Princeton University. From 1997-2004, she was an Associate Professor of Linguistics and the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She was also, from 1997 to 1998, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).Goldberg's research focus is on the psychology of language, including theoretical and experimental aspects of grammar and its representation, acquisition of form-function correspondences, and syntactic priming. Her works aim to illuminate parallels between language and other cognitive processes. She is one of the leading researchers in the framework of Construction Grammar, an alternative to mainstream generative grammar, that takes form-function correspondences to be the basic units of language.

Is a computer scientist who wrote or co-wrote books on the programming language Smalltalk-80. In the

Is a computer scientist who wrote or co-wrote books on the programming language Smalltalk-80. In the 1970s she worked for Xerox's PARC laboratory on the Xerox Alto. According to Adele, Steve Jobs demanded a demonstration of the Smalltalk System, which she

Was an American pianist, but better known as a teacher of many other famous pianists.She was on facu

Was an American pianist, but better known as a teacher of many other famous pianists.She was on faculty at the Juilliard School in New York City and provided master classes in piano performance at other conservatories including the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago during the 1970s in collaboration with William Browning, also a teacher of great repute.Her famous pupils included: Agustin Anievas, Tzimon Barto, Enrique Bátiz (later a conductor), Jeffrey Biegel, David Brunell, Anthony Byrne, Sergio Calligaris, Cy Coleman, Horacio Gutiérrez, Stephen Hough, Byron Janis, Norman Krieger, Beata Moon, Pascal Nemirovski, Jon Kimura Parker, Güher Pekinel and Süher Pekinel, Miguel Franz Pinto, Santiago Rodriguez, Thomas Schumacher, Neil Sedaka, Emma Tahmizian and Jeffrey Swann.

Was an American socialite, philanthropist, conservationist, and a Champion breeder of Thoroughbred r

Was an American socialite, philanthropist, conservationist, and a Champion breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. Adele Paxon's husband inherited Elm Grove Farm on Old York Road in Holicong, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Near the community of Lahaska, Elm Grov

Is a female African American house music and R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, th

Is a female African American house music and R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children. She had a string of succesfull hits in the late 80s to early 90s including "Warning" (#17), "I Thank You" (#17) and "Respect" (

Is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association

Is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Houston Comets. She has played seven seasons in the WNBA, from 1998-2004. During that period of time, she has played for the Seattle Storm,

Is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. Adil's junior career saw him fi

Is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. Adil's junior career saw him finish ranked #5 in singles and #1 in doubles in Canada. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 97 on 2 August, 2010. His current partner is Jam

Was a Democratic politician who was elected to serve in the Vermont House of Representatives for fiv

Was a Democratic politician who was elected to serve in the Vermont House of Representatives for five terms (1910, 1941, 1944, 1951, and 1953). He represented the town of Lunenburg, Vermont.