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Frederick Bernard ROONEY, Congress, PA (1925)

ROONEY, Frederick Bernard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., November 6, 1925; attended the public schools; graduated from the Bethlehem High…

Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Bernard of Clairvaux, SaintBernard of Clairvaux, Saintklrvōˈ [key], 1090?–1153, French churchman, mystic, Doctor of the Church. Born of noble family, in 1112 he entered the Cistercian…

Richard Bernard STONE, Congress, FL (1928)

Senate Years of Service: 1975-1980Party: DemocratSTONE, Richard Bernard, a Senator from Florida; born in New York City, September 22, 1928; attended Dade County, Fla., public schools;…

Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes

(Encyclopedia) Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes, both used since antiquity. The Great Saint Bernard (alt. 8,110 ft/2,472 m), on the Italian-Swiss border, links Valais canton, Switzerland, with Valle…

Williams, Sir Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…

Belidor, Bernard Forest de

(Encyclopedia) Belidor, Bernard Forest deBelidor, Bernard Forest debĕrnärˈ fôrĕˈ də bālēdôrˈ [key], 1693–1761, French engineer. He wrote numerous books dealing with mathematics, artillery, and…

Robert Bernard HALL, Congress, MA (1812-1868)

HALL, Robert Bernard, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., January 28, 1812; entered the Boston Latin School in 1822; studied theology in New Haven in 1833 and 1834 and…

Bernard James DWYER, Congress, NJ (1921-1998)

DWYER, Bernard James, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., January 24, 1921; attended the public schools; attended Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.;…

Lovell, Sir Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Lovell, Sir Bernard (Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell), 1913–2012, English radio astronomer, b. Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England, Ph.D. Univ. of Bristol, 1936. He was a member…

James Bernard BOWLER, Congress, IL (1875-1957)

BOWLER, James Bernard, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., February 5, 1875; attended the parochial and public schools; professional bicycle rider and racer; member of the…