(Encyclopedia) Dorsey, Thomas AndrewDorsey, Thomas Andrewdôrˈsē [key], 1899–1993, American gospel musician, b. Villa Rica, Ga. He began his career as a blues pianist and songwriter. Later he became a…
(Encyclopedia) Rowan, Andrew SummersRowan, Andrew Summersrouˈən [key], 1857–1943, American army officer, b. Monroe co., Va. (now W.Va.). At the outbreak (1898) of the Spanish-American War he was sent…
(Encyclopedia) Lang, Andrew, 1844–1912, English scholar and man of letters, b. Scotland. His poetry, much of it written in the forms of ballades, triolets, and rondeaux, appeared in such volumes as…
The Amazing AndrewWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…
(Andras Grof)engineer, technology executiveBorn: 9/2/1936Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary The son of a Jewish dairyman in Hungary, Andrew Grove successfully hid from the Nazis but fled when the Red…
(Encyclopedia) Blackmun, Harry AndrewBlackmun, Harry Andrewblăkˈmən [key], 1908–99, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1970–94), b. Nashville, Ill. Educated at Harvard, he practiced law…
(Encyclopedia) Volstead, Andrew JosephVolstead, Andrew Josephvŏlˈstĕd [key], 1860–1947, American legislator, b. Goodhue co., Minn. A lawyer, he held several local offices in Minnesota before serving…
(Encyclopedia) McLaughlin, Andrew CunninghamMcLaughlin, Andrew Cunninghamməgläkˈlĭn [key], 1861–1947, American educator and historian, b. Beardstown, Ill., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1882; LL.B…
(Encyclopedia) Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, American horticulturist, rural architect, and landscape gardener, b. Newburgh, N.Y. With his brother Charles Downing, 1802–85, he took over the…
(Encyclopedia) Law, Andrew BonarLaw, Andrew Bonarbŏnˈər [key], 1858–1923, British statesman, b. Canada. He went to Scotland as a boy and in 1900, after a business career, was elected to Parliament as…
