Adams

[ ad-uhmz ]

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Abigail (Smith), 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
Alice, 1926–1999, U.S. writer.
Ansel, 1902–84, U.S. photographer.
Brooks, 1848–1927, U.S. historian and political scientist (son of Charles Francis Adams and brother of Henry Brooks Adams).
Charles Francis, 1807–86, U.S. statesman: minister to Great Britain 1861–68 (son of John Quincy Adams).
Franklin P(ierce) F.P.A., 1881–1960, U.S. author and columnist.
Henry (Brooks), 1838–1918, U.S. historian, writer, and teacher (son of Charles Francis Adams).
James Trus·low [truhs, -loh], 1878–1949, U.S. historian.
John, 1735–1826, 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
John Michael Geoffrey Man·ning·ham [man, -ing-, uh, m], Tom, 1931–85, Barbadian political leader: prime minister 1976–85.
John Quin·cy [kwin, -zee, -see], 1767–1848, 6th president of the U.S. 1825–29; secretary of state 1817–25 (son of John Adams).
Lé·o·nie Fuller [ley-, oh, -nee], 1899–1988, U.S. poet.
Maude Maude Kiskadden, 1872–1953, U.S. actress.
Roger, 1889–1971, U.S. chemist.
Samuel, 1722–1803, American statesman: a leader in the American Revolution.
Samuel Hopkins, 1874–1958, U.S. journalist and novelist.
Walter Sydney, 1876–1956, U.S. astronomer.
Mount Adams, a mountain in southwestern Washington, in the Cascade Range. 12,307 feet (3,751 meters).
a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the White Mountains. 5,798 feet (1,767 meters).
a city in western Massachusetts.

Adams

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AdamsGerry1948MNorthern IrishPOLITICS: politician Gerry, full name Gerrard Adams . born 1948, Northern Ireland politician; president of Sinn Féin from 1983: negotiated the Irish Republican Army ceasefires in 1994–96 and 1997; member of the parliament of the Irish Republic from 2011
AdamsHenry (Brooks)18381918MUSHISTORY: historianWRITING: writer Henry ( Brooks ). 1838–1918, US historian and writer. His works include Mont Saint Michel et Chartres (1913) and his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1918)
AdamsJohn17351826MUSPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesman John. 1735–1826, second president of the US (1797–1801); US ambassador to Great Britain (1785–88); helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776)
AdamsJohn Coolidge1947MUSMUSIC: composer John Coolidge. born 1947, US composer; works include the operas Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991)
AdamsJohn Couch18191892MBritishSCIENCE: astronomer John Couch. 1819–92, British astronomer who deduced the existence and position of the planet Neptune
AdamsJohn Quincey17671848MUSPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesman John Quincey. son of John Adams. 1767–1848, sixth president of the US (1825–29); secretary of state (1817–25)
AdamsRichard1920MBritishWRITING: children's author Richard. born 1920, British author; his novels include Watership Down (1972), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988)
AdamsSamuel17221803MUSPOLITICS: revolutionary leader Samuel. 1722–1803, US revolutionary leader; one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party; a signatory of the Declaration of Independence

Adams

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a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. Height: 3751 m (12 307 ft)

Adams

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American astronomer who demonstrated that the essential brightness of a star could be calculated by studying its spectrum and who introduced a method for measuring the distance of stars based on their brightness. In 1915 he discovered Sirius B, the first known white dwarf star, and his measurement of the gravitational red shift in the light leaving its surface was accepted as evidence for Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.

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