Biography Category
(ch ´- ) (KEY) , 538–97, Chinese Buddhist scholar and founder of the T’ien-t’ai (in Japan, called Tendai, or Lotus) school of Buddhism. Chih-i ...
(p ´bäd ) (KEY) , 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of railroads ...
1738–1836, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I. He was associated with his brothers John, Joseph, and Nicholas in the famil...
1895–1958, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Oak Park, Ill. Humphrey was a featured soloist with the Denishawn Company until 1927. She th...
1817–98, English engineer. With Benjamin Baker, he designed and built the Forth Bridge (1882–90) in Scotland, the first major structure made of st...
1785–1850, English chemist and physician. Prout’s hypothesis, advanced in 1815–16, suggested that atomic weights of elements are multiples of th...