(Encyclopedia) Ginzburg, Natalia LeviGinzburg, Natalia Levinətälˈyə lēˈvē gĭnˈsbûrg [key], 1916–91, Italian novelist. Because she and her husband Leone Ginzburg were Jewish, they were confined to a…
American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in 1921, went on to receive a…
singerDied: 17 October 2008Best Known as: lead singer in the 1960s Motown group the Four Tops Deathplace: Detroit, Michigan Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of…
president of ZambiaDied: August 19, 2008Best Known as: president of Zambia who fought corruption Deathplace: France Levy Mwanawasa was president of Zambia from 2002…
(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton, 1858–1927, British explorer and colonial official. His early interest in the natural sciences was combined with his concern for the political problems of…
(Encyclopedia) Letteris, Meir ha-LeviLetteris, Meir ha-Levimīr hä-lāˈvē lĕtârˈĭs [key], 1800–1871, Austrian-Jewish poet. He wrote about 30 volumes of prose and poetry. The poem called “Yonah Homiyah…
(Encyclopedia) Osgood, Herbert Levi, 1855–1918, American historian, b. Canton, Maine. He taught at Worcester Academy (1877–79) and Brooklyn High School (1883–89). From 1890 to 1896 he was adjunct…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793Party: Pro-AdministrationJOHNSTON, Samuel, a Delegate and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Dundee, Scotland, December 15, 1733; immigrated to the United…
JOHNSTON, Joseph Eggleston, (brother of Charles Clement Johnston and uncle of John Warfield Johnston), a Representative from Virginia; born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., February 3,…
