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The prize was established in memory of J. Russell Major, a distinguished historian who died on December 12, 1998, at the age of 77. He served as a professor of history at Emory University . [ 1 ]
The Russell Sage Foundation was established in 1907 for "the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States" by a gift of $10 million from Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), widow of railroad magnate and financier Russell Sage. [2]
Gleason, Arthur Huntington. "Mrs. Russell Sage and Her Interests." The World's Work 13, November 1906, 8182–8186. Hammack, David C. "The Russell Sage Foundation, 1907-1947: An Historical Introduction." In The Russell Sage Foundation: Social Research and Social Action in America, 1907-1947, Frederick, MD: UPA Academic Editions, 1988, 1–14.
P. Dialynas Professor Economics. In addition to her academic position, Bertrand maintains affiliations with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, where she is a member of the Board of Directors and currently co-chairs J-PAL's Labor Markets sector, [6] the Russell Sage Foundation, IZA, NBER, and CEPR. At Chicago, she is involved as Faculty ...
The victory of Robert the Bruce confirmed the Grants in their lands of Strathspey, where they became established Highland chiefs. [7] The acquisition of Castle Grant occurred during the 14th century. Originally a Clan Comyn stronghold, tradition holds that the castle was taken from the Comyns by a combined force of Grants and MacGregors. [3]
Maj. Lewis Burwell (1621–1653), [3] was baptized on 5 March 1621/22 at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.In 1650, the wealthy planter (who owned about 7000 acres of land) married Lucy Higginson, whose parents had likewise emigrated to the Virginia colony to escape the English Civil War, but whose father Robert, after leading the Middle Plantation militia and arranging a stockade to protect ...
The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", [a] is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and 30 individuals working in any field who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are ...
William Goffe, c. 1613/1618 - 1679/1680, was a religious radical from London who fought for Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.Nicknamed “Praying William” by contemporaries, he approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, but escaped prosecution as a regicide by fleeing to the New England Colonies.