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Vernon L. Kellogg Vernon L. Kellogg
Kellogg, Vernon Lyman (b. Emporia, Kansas, 1 December 1867; d. Hartford, Connecticut, 8 August 1937) entomology, zoology. Kellogg was the son of a college professor, Lyman Beecher Kellogg, and Abigail Homer kellogg. Although he had shown a considerable interest in the animals of his native... Read more
William Allen White William Allen White
White, William Allen (1868–1944), born in Kansas, purchased the Emporia Gazette (1895) and became a famous independent editor following publication of his editorial What's the Matter with Kansas? (Aug. 15, 1896), a conservative attack on the Populists, indirectly aiding McKinley's election.... Read more
Kansa Kansa
Kansa , people whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ), also known as the Kansas or Kaw. Closely related to the Osage , from whom they separated probably not long before white settlers met them, they shared the typical... Read more
Lawrence Lawrence
Lawrence 1 City (1990 pop. 26,763), Marion co., central Ind., a residential suburb of Indianapolis, on the West Fork of the White River. It has light manufacturing. 2 City (1990 pop. 65,608), seat of Douglas co., NE Kans., on the Kansas River; inc. 1858. Although agricultural trade is... Read more
William Frederick Cody William Frederick Cody
William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) Sources S COUT AND SHOWMAN Varied Career.William Frederick Cody, known as “Buffalo Bill,” was born in LeClaire, Iowa, but moved with his family to the Kansas Territory in 1854. He was a Pony Express rider (1860), ... Read more
James William Denver James William Denver
James William Denver 1817-92, American territorial governor, army officer, and Congressman, b. Winchester, Va. He commanded a company of Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War, then went (1850) to California, where he was state senator and secretary of state before serving (1855-57) as U.S.... Read more
William Hayden English William Hayden English
William Hayden English 1822-96, U.S. Congressman (1853-61), b. Scott co., Ind. A lawyer, he entered politics and served in the House of Representatives (1853-1861). In 1858, when the terms under which Kansas would be admitted to the Union were a crucial question, he proposed a compromise; Kansas... Read more
University of Kansas University of Kansas
University of Kansas main campus at Lawrence; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1864, opened 1866 with aid from the philanthropist Amos A. Lawrence. Its schools of medicine and allied health professions are at Kansas City. The university's library collections and the Dyche Museum of Natural... Read more
William Clarke Quantrill William Clarke Quantrill
William Clarke Quantrill , 1837-65, Confederate guerrilla leader, b. Canal Dover (now Dover), Ohio. In the Civil War his band of guerrillas was active in Missouri and Kansas. He was given the rank of captain in the Confederate army. On Aug. 21, 1863, Quantrill, with about 450 men, pillaged Lawrence,... Read more
William H. Masters William H. Masters
William Howell Masters William Howell Masters (born 1915) was the first to study the anatomy and physiology of human sexuality in the laboratory, and the publication of the reports on his findings created much interest and criticism. Since then, he and his colleague, Virginia Johnson, have become... Read more

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