People

Shirin Ebadi

Human-rights activist Born in 1947, in Hamadan, Iran; daughter of Mino Ebadi; married to Javad Tavassolian (an electrical engineer); children: two daughters. Educa...

Shirin Ebadi

1947 • Hamadan, Iran Lawyer, human rights activist Before October of 2003, most people outside of Iran—and many people inside that coun...

Richard Eberhart

Born Richard Ghormley Eberhart, April 5, 1904, in Austin, MN; died after a brief illness, June 9, 2005, in Hanover, NH. Poet and educator. The works of Richard Eberhart brought him fame an...

Christine Ebersole

Actress Born February 21, 1953, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Robert (an engineer) and Marian (a psychiatric social worker) Ebersole; married Peter Bergman (an actor), 1976 (d...

Buddy Ebsen

Born Christian Rudolph Ebsen, April 2, 1908, in Belleville, IL; died of pneumonia, July 6, 2003, in Torrance, CA. Actor and dancer. Buddy Ebsen's career spanned more than 60 years, encompa...

The Echo

Advertising and media

The Echo, formerly known as the Evening Echo, is an Irish morning newspaper based in Cork. It is distributed throughout the province of Munster, although it is primarily read in its base city of Cork.

Liverpool Echo

Advertising and media

Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales – a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in St Paul's Square, Liverpool, M

Marc Ecko

Fashion designer and business executive Born Marc Milecofsky, in 1972, in New Jersey; married Allison; children: one daughter. Education: Attended Ru...

Capital Economics

Economy

Capital Economics is an independent economic research consultancy based in London. The company produces written pieces of economic research as well as offering consultancy services, seminars, con

Gerald M. Edelman

American neuroscientist, professor, and author Gerald M. Edelman (born 1929) won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972 at the age of 43. He went on to achieve equal pro...

Gertrude Ederle

Born Gertrude Caroline Ederle, October 23, 1905, in New York, NY; died November 30, 2003, in Wyckoff, NJ. Record-setting swimmer. In 1926, American Gertrude Ederle became the first woman t...

The University of Edinburgh

Science and education

The University of Edinburgh (Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a&nb

Thomas Edison

Born: February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio Died: October 18, 1931 West Orange, New Jersey American inventor The American inv...

Althea Maria Brown Edmiston

Althea Maria Brown Edmiston (1874–1937) was an African-American missionary who spent more than 30 years serving a Presbyterian mission in the Belgian Congo in Africa in the early p...

Department for Education

Politics and Administration

The Department for Education (DFE) is the UK government department responsible for child protection, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprentice

Albert Einstein

Born: March 14, 1879 Ulm, Germany Died: April 18, 1955 Princeton, Massachusetts German-born American physicist and scientist ...

Mamie Eisenhower

Born: November 14, 1896 Boone, Iowa Died: November 1, 1979 Washington, D.C. American first lady Mamie Eisenhower, the...

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Born: October 14, 1890 Denison, Texas Died: March 26, 1969 Washington, D.C. American president, university president, and army offic...

Michael Eisner

March 7, 1942 • Mt. Kisco, New York CEO of Walt Disney Company When Michael Eisner came on board as Disney's chairman of the board of d...

Will Eisner

Born William Erwin Eisner, March 6, 1917, in New York, NY; died on January 3, 2005, in Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Graphic novelist. Illustrator and writer Will Eisner was an important influence...