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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of West Virgina, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whitney , William Dwight 1827 - (search)
Whitney, William Dwight 1827-
Philologist; born in Northampton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1827; graduated at Williams College in 1845; studied in Europe till 1853; was Profesor of Sanskrit in Yale University from 1854 till his death, in New Haven, June 7, 1894.
In 1857-84 he was corresponding secretary of the American Oriental Society, and in 1884-90, its president.
He contributed articles on Oriental philology to Appleton's American Cyclopaedia; and was editor-in-chief of The century dictionary.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilcox , Cadmus Marcellus 1826 -1890 (search)
Wilcox, Cadmus Marcellus 1826-1890
Military officer; born in Wayne county, N. C., May 29, 1826; graduated at the United States Military Academy and commissioned second lieutenant of infantry in 1846; served in the war with Mexico; in the Confederate service during the Civil War; took part in the second battle of Bull Run, and in those of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Salem Heights, and Gettysburg; promoted major-general in 1863; and had command of a division in the Mine Run campaign.
He was author of Rifles and rifle practice, and History of the Mexican War.
He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 2, 1890.
Wilson, Woodrow 1856-
Educator; born in Staunton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856; graduated at Princeton College in 1879; studied law at the University of Virginia, and took a special course at Johns Hopkins in 1883-85; was Professor of History and Political Economy at Bryn Mawr College in 1885-88, and at Wesleyan University in 1888-90.
In the latter year he accepted the chair of Jurisprudence and Politics at Princeton College.
His publications include Congressional government, a study in American politics; The State: elements of Historical and practical politics; Division and reunion, 1829-89; George Washington; A short history of the people of the United States; Colonies and nation, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Women, Advancement of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woodburn , James Albert 1856 - (search)
Woodburn, James Albert 1856-
Author; born in Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 30, 1856; graduated at Indiana University in 1876; Professor of American History in the Indiana University in 1890.
Among his works are Historical significance of the Missouri compromise; Causes of the American Revolution; The Monroe doctrine; a review of Lecky's view of the American Revolution, with bibliography, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Worcester , Dean Conant 1866 - (search)
Worcester, Dean Conant 1866-
Zoologist; born in Thetford, Vt., Oct. 1, 1866; graduated at the University of Michigan in 1889; accompanied the Steere Scientific Expedition to the Philippine Islands in 1887-88; conducted a scientific expedition with a single companion to the same islands in 1890-93; and became Professor of Zoology and curator of the Zoological Museum at the University of Michigan in 1895.
He was appointed one of the Unit-
John Lorimer Worden. ed States commissioners to the Philippines in January, 1899.
His publications include The Philippine Islands and their people; and articles on the mammals and birds of the Philippines.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zalinski , Edmund Louis Gray 1849 - (search)