Biography Category
one of the Twelve Apostles. Like Peter and Andrew, he came from Bethsaida in Galilee. He is mentioned several times in the New Testament (Mat. 10.3; J...
(zhôz f´ lw pr st) (KEY) , 1754–1826, French chemist. He was professor of chemistry at the artillery school in Segovia, Spain, and director of th...
(fr ts pr ´g l) (KEY) , 1869–1930, Austrian physiologist and chemist, M.D. Univ. of Graz, 1894. He taught at the universities of Innsbruck (1910–...
(pävl ´v , Rus. än´n m tvy ´ vn päv´l v ) (KEY) , 1881–1931, Russian ballerina. In 1892 she entered the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersb...
1819–84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he emigrated to the United...
(p ´bäd ) (KEY) , 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of railroads ...