perciform: Annotated classification: Family Moronidae (temperate basses) Eocene to present. 2 dorsal fins connected at their bases. Most species slim-looking basses; well-known food and game fishes such as striped bass and white basses of the genus Morone. Some species anadromous. Weight to 50 kg (about 110 pounds) in striped bass.…

Moropus, extinct genus of the chalicotheres, a group of very unusual perissodactyls (“odd-toed” ungulates) related to the horse. Fossil remains of Moropus are found in Miocene deposits in North America and Asia (the Miocene Epoch lasted from 23.7 to 5.3 million years ago). Moropus was as large as a

Native American dance: Foreign influences: …such medieval religious productions as moros y cristianos (“Moors and Christians”) and the matachina dances—both for trained male societies.

Morosini family, noble Venetian family that gave four doges and several generals and admirals to the Republic, as well as two cardinals and many other prelates to the Roman Catholic Church. The Morosini first achieved prominence in the 10th century when they destroyed the rival Caloprino family for

Athens: The Acropolis of Athens: …existed three thousand years!” Conversely, Francesco Morosini, the commander in chief, when reporting to the Venetian government, called it “a fortunate shot.” Wishing to bring home more than just good news, he also tried to lower Athena’s horses in the centre of the west pediment, but his men’s dexterity was…

Crusades: The Fourth Crusade and the Latin empire of Constantinople: …elected emperor, and the Venetian Thomas Morosini was chosen patriarch. Various Latin-French lordships throughout Greece—in particular, the duchy of Athens and the principality of the Morea—did provide cultural contacts with western Europe and promoted the study of Greek. There was also a French impact on Greece. Notably, a collection of…

Morotai, island in Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) provinsi (province), Indonesia. It is situated northeast of the larger island of Halmahera. With an area of some 700 square miles (1,800 square km), the island is mountainous and wooded, with swampy areas in the southwest; the chief products are

Moroto, town located in northeastern Uganda. Moroto is situated at an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,370 metres) and is linked by road with Soroti, 106 miles (170 km) southwest, and with Kaabong, 120 miles (193 km) northwest. The town is made up essentially of a line of small dukas (shops) and is

Uganda: Relief: …mountains that include Mounts Morungole, Moroto, and Kadam, all of which exceed 9,000 feet (2,750 metres) in elevation. The southernmost mountain—Mount Elgon—is also the highest of the chain, reaching 14,178 feet (4,321 metres). South and west of these mountains is an eastern extension of the Rift Valley, as well as…

primate: Miocene: …a new genus and species, Morotopithecus bishopi, was announced, and this 20-million-year-old fossil is claimed to show the earliest traces of modern hominoid skeletal features. As, at the same time, traces of the earliest Old World monkeys are known, it appears that, while the Proconsulidae flourished with many genera and…

moroxite, clear blue variety of the mineral apatite

Sredna Mountains: …m) at the summit of Bratan (formerly Morozov), then dwindles eastward to the confluence of the Tundzha and Mochuritsa rivers. This section extends 85 miles (137 km) east-west.

Boris Ivanovich Morozov was a Russian boyar and statesman who was chief minister (1645–48) under Tsar Alexis and influential in the government thereafter. A man of considerable ability, Morozov implemented a number of measures to improve the position of the gentry and townspeople, as well as to

Pavlik Morozov was a Russian communist youth who was glorified as a martyr by the Soviet regime. The son of poor peasants, Morozov was the leader of the Young Pioneers’ group at his village school and was a fanatical supporter of the Soviet government’s collectivization drive in the countryside. In

Pavlik Morozov was a Russian communist youth who was glorified as a martyr by the Soviet regime. The son of poor peasants, Morozov was the leader of the Young Pioneers’ group at his village school and was a fanatical supporter of the Soviet government’s collectivization drive in the countryside. In

meteor and meteoroid: Measurement of meteoroid orbits: …United States, the MORP (Meteorite Observation and Recovery Project) network in the Prairie Provinces of Canada, and the European Network with stations in Germany and Czechoslovakia. The most complete set of published data was that of the Prairie Network, which was operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (later merged…

Morpeth, town, administrative and historic county of Northumberland, northeastern England. It lies on the River Wansbeck, about 6 miles (10 km) from the North Sea. Morpeth is the administrative centre of Northumberland. The town grew up around Morpeth Castle, a Norman fortress guarding the river

linguistics: Morphology: Whereas Bloomfield took the morpheme to be an actual segment of a word, others defined it as being a purely abstract unit, and the term morph was introduced to refer to the actual word segments. The distinction between morpheme and morph (which is, in certain respects, parallel to the…

polymorphism, in biology, a discontinuous genetic variation resulting in the occurrence of several different forms or types of individuals among the members of a single species. A discontinuous genetic variation divides the individuals of a population into two or more sharply distinct forms. The

morphallaxis, a process of tissue reorganization observed in many lower animals following severe injury, such as bisection of the animal, and involving the breakdown and reformation of cells, movement of organs, and redifferentiation of tissues. The result is usually a smaller but complete

form, the external shape, appearance, or configuration of an object, in contradistinction to the matter of which it is composed; in Aristotelian metaphysics, the active, determining principle of a thing as distinguished from matter, the potential principle. The word form has been used in a number

morpheme, in linguistics, the smallest grammatical unit of speech; it may be a word, like “place” or “an,” or an element of a word, like re- and -ed in “reappeared.” So-called isolating languages, such as Vietnamese, have a one-to-one correspondence of morphemes to words; i.e., no words contain

Jean-Antoine Houdon: …he presented a reclining figure, Morpheus (marble version, 1777), as his reception piece for membership in the Académie Royale. He earned his livelihood, however, through portraiture; his sitters included Denis Diderot, Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, and Benjamin Franklin.

Morpheus, in Greco-Roman mythology, one of the sons of Hypnos (Somnus), the god of sleep. Morpheus sends human shapes (Greek morphai) of all kinds to the dreamer, while his brothers Phobetor (or Icelus) and Phantasus send the forms of animals and inanimate things,

morpho, (genus Morpho), any of numerous very large tropical American butterfly species with dazzling iridescent wings, usually with a pronounced blue area. With wingspans that can reach 20 cm (8 inches), morphos are among the largest and most iridescent Central and South American butterflies. Their

morphine, narcotic analgesic drug used in medicine in the form of its hydrochloride, sulfate, acetate, and tartrate salts. Morphine was isolated from opium by the German chemist F.W.A. Sertürner in about 1804. In its power to reduce the level of physical distress, morphine is among the most

morpho, (genus Morpho), any of numerous very large tropical American butterfly species with dazzling iridescent wings, usually with a pronounced blue area. With wingspans that can reach 20 cm (8 inches), morphos are among the largest and most iridescent Central and South American butterflies. Their

valley: Influence of climate: Climatic geomorphologists define systematic morphoclimatic zones on the globe in which relief-forming mechanisms differ as a function of climate. Some of the important morphoclimatic zones are briefly outlined in the following sections.

morphogenesis, the shaping of an organism by embryological processes of differentiation of cells, tissues, and organs and the development of organ systems according to the genetic “blueprint” of the potential organism and environmental conditions. Plant morphogenesis is brought about chiefly

morphogenetic region, theoretical area devised by geomorphologists to relate climate, geomorphic processes, and landforms. Morphogenetic classification was first proposed by Julius Büdel, the German geographer, in 1945. The morphogenetic concept asserts that, under a particular climatic regime,

heterocyclic compound: Five- and six-membered rings with two or more heteroatoms: The parent tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine, commonly called morpholine, is produced on a large scale for use as a solvent, corrosion inhibitor, and fungicide. The morpholine ring is also present in the sedative-hypnotic drug trimetozine and in some fungicides such as tridemorph and fenpropimorph. The structural formula for morpholine is:

personality: Morphological (body type) theories: Related to the biochemical theories are those that distinguish types of personalities on the basis of body shape (somatotype). Such a morphological theory was developed by the German psychiatrist Ernst Kretschmer. In his book Physique and Character, first published in 1921,…

poison: Morphological versus functional toxic responses: …the toxic response can be morphological (structural) or functional or both. In most cases, the chemical produces morphological changes in an organ, which in turn affects the function of the organ. In a small number of cases, the chemical produces functional changes in an organ without changing the structure of…

morphology, in linguistics, study of the internal construction of words. Languages vary widely in the degree to which words can be analyzed into word elements, or morphemes (q.v.). In English there are numerous examples, such as “replacement,” which is composed of re-, “place,” and -ment, and

morphology, in biology, the study of the size, shape, and structure of animals, plants, and microorganisms and of the relationships of their constituent parts. The term refers to the general aspects of biological form and arrangement of the parts of a plant or an animal. The term anatomy also

plastic: Physical states and molecular morphologies: …is also influenced by their morphology, or arrangement of molecules on a large scale. Stated simply, polymer morphologies are either amorphous or crystalline. Amorphous molecules are arranged randomly and are intertwined, whereas crystalline molecules are arranged closely and in a discernible order. Most thermosets are amorphous, while thermoplastics may be…

business cycle: Deviations from cycle patterns: …what may be called the morphology of cycles. In the United States, Arthur F. Burns and Wesley C. Mitchell based such studies on the assumption that at any specific time there are as many cycles as there are forms of economic activity or variables to be studied, and they tried…

morphometric analysis, quantitative description and analysis of landforms as practiced in geomorphology that may be applied to a particular kind of landform or to drainage basins and large regions generally. Formulas for right circular cones have been fitted to the configurations of alluvial fans,

linguistics: Technical terminology: …as a unit composed of morphons (roughly equivalent to what other linguists have called morphophonemes) that is related to a combination of one or more compositional units of the stratum above, lexons, by means of the relationship of realization. For example, the word form “hated” realizes (on the morphemic stratum)…

linguistics: Modifications in Chomsky’s grammar: …American structural linguists called “morphophonemes” or the Prague school linguists labelled “archiphonemes,” being unspecified for any feature that is contextually redundant or predictable. For instance, the first segment of the phonological representation of “man” will not include the feature [+ voice]; because nasal consonants are always phonetically voiced in…

morphophonemics, in linguistics, study of the relationship between morphology (q.v.) and phonology (q.v.). Morphophonemics involves an investigation of the phonological variations within morphemes, usually marking different grammatical functions; e.g., the vowel changes in “sleep” and “slept,”

valley: Influence of structure: …units of the landscape called morphostructures as terrain types generated by a combination of tectonic activity and climate. Various morphostructures are produced by alternating periods of uplift (with resulting dissection) and stabilization (yielding planation surfaces). The history of a morphostructure and regional tectonism can be studied by analyses of river…

Cyprus: Relief: …and low-lying and extends from Morphou Bay in the west to Famagusta Bay in the east. Roughly in the centre of the plain is Nicosia. The plain is the principal cereal-growing area in the island.

Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess master who, during his public career of less than two years, became the world’s leading player. Acclaimed by some as the most brilliant player of all time, he was the first to rely on the now-established principle of development before attack. (See chess:

King’s College London: Award-winning children’s author Michael Morpurgo was knighted in 2018. Biophysicist Rosalind Franklin’s images of the structure of DNA helped James Watson and Francis Crick create the first model of the molecule. Other notable affiliates of King’s include authors Virginia Woolf and Arthur C. Clarke.

Hebrew literature: Romanticism: …of Judaism, while a poet, Rachel Morpurgo, struck some remarkably modern chords. For the Jews of the Russian Empire, the Enlightenment proper began with Isaac Baer Levinsohn in the Ukraine and with Mordecai Aaron Ginzberg (Günzburg), in Lithuania. In the 1820s an orthodox reaction set in, coinciding with the rise…

Morquio syndrome, rare hereditary disorder of intracartilaginous bone development that results in severe malformation of the skeleton (particularly the spine and long bones) and dwarfing. The disease is recognized within the first two years of life and is usually progressive until bone growth

Morquio syndrome, rare hereditary disorder of intracartilaginous bone development that results in severe malformation of the skeleton (particularly the spine and long bones) and dwarfing. The disease is recognized within the first two years of life and is usually progressive until bone growth

Lady Ottoline Morrell was a hostess and patron of the arts who brought together some of the most important writers and artists of her day. A woman of marked individuality and discernment, she was often the first to recognize a talent and assist its possessor—although not a few such relationships

Morris dance, traditional English folk dance performed in groups, often during spring and early summer festivals such as May Day. It features coordinated footwork—including steps, hops, and leaps—accompanied by bells strapped to dancers’ shins, props such as sticks or handkerchiefs, and live folk

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: …had for those two films, Ennio Morricone provided the film score for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, which is one of the greatest in cinematic history. Before its American release in 1967, the movie was cut, and some of the deleted scenes were restored in 2003, with Eastwood…

New Zealand literature: Fiction: …than it has had; and Ronald Hugh Morrieson, whose bizarre, semi-surreal, and rollicking stories of small-town life, The Scarecrow (1963) and Came a Hot Friday (1964), were largely ignored when they were published but have since been hailed as unique and valuable. Sylvia Ashton-Warner, by contrast, wrote an international best…

Morrígan, (Celtic: Queen of Demons), Celtic war goddess; sometimes called Macha

Land-Grant College Act of 1862, Act of the U.S. Congress (1862) that provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” Named for its sponsor, Vermont Congressman Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98), it granted each state

land-grant universities: With the second Morrill Act (1890), Congress began to make regular appropriations for the support of these institutions, and these appropriations were increased through subsequent legislation. Since the act withheld funds from states that refused to admit nonwhite students unless those states provided “separate but equal” facilities, it…

Justin S. Morrill was a U.S. Republican legislator who established a record for longevity by serving 43 years in both houses of the Congress; his name is particularly associated with the first high protective tariff and with federal support of land-grant colleges. Following a modest career in local

Justin S. Morrill was a U.S. Republican legislator who established a record for longevity by serving 43 years in both houses of the Congress; his name is particularly associated with the first high protective tariff and with federal support of land-grant colleges. Following a modest career in local

Morrilton, city, seat (1883) of Conway county, central Arkansas, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Little Rock, in the Arkansas River valley. Settlement in the area originated in 1819 at Lewisburg, a trading post founded by Stephen Lewis. The post became an important river port on Point

Emilia, condesa de Pardo Bazán: Insolación (“Sunstroke”) and Morriña (“The Blues”; both 1889) are excellent psychological studies. Her husband separated from her because her literary reputation scandalized him. Pardo Bazán was professor of Romance literature at the University of Madrid. In 1916 she was accorded the distinction—unusual for a woman in those days—of…

Morris, county, northern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Musconetcong River and Lake Hopatcong to the west, the Pequannock and Pompton rivers to the north, and the Passaic River to the east. It consists largely of a piedmont and upland region, with swampy lowlands in the southeast, and is drained

Nine Men’s Morris, board game of great antiquity, most popular in Europe during the 14th century and played throughout the world in various forms. The board is made up of three concentric squares and several transversals, making 24 points of intersection. In modern play the diagonal lines of the

William Morris: Education and early career: …1861 became the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company, with premises in Red Lion Square. The other members of the firm were Ford Madox Brown, Rossetti, Webb, and Burne-Jones. At the International Exhibition of 1862 at South Kensington they exhibited stained glass, furniture, and embroideries. This led to commissions…

canals and inland waterways: Technological development: …the United States on the Morris Canal, which linked the Hudson and Delaware rivers. For a rise of 274 meters (900 feet) to the Allegheny watershed, 22 locks were installed at the head of an inclined plane and, descending on a gradient of 1 in 10 to 1 in 12,…

Morris chair, chair named for William Morris, the English poet, painter, polemicist, and craftsman, who pioneered in the 19th century the production of functional furniture of an idealized traditional type. The Morris chair is of the “easy” variety, with padded armrests and detachable cushions on

Morris dance, traditional English folk dance performed in groups, often during spring and early summer festivals such as May Day. It features coordinated footwork—including steps, hops, and leaps—accompanied by bells strapped to dancers’ shins, props such as sticks or handkerchiefs, and live folk

Morris dance, traditional English folk dance performed in groups, often during spring and early summer festivals such as May Day. It features coordinated footwork—including steps, hops, and leaps—accompanied by bells strapped to dancers’ shins, props such as sticks or handkerchiefs, and live folk

British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd.: …after 1910 became known as Morris Garages Limited. In the 1920s, with Cecil Kimber as general manager, it began producing the popular M.G. cars, which were manufactured until 1980, when they were discontinued because of rising production costs. The M.G. Car Company was created in 1927 and was absorbed by…

Second Battle of Fort Wagner, unsuccessful Union assault on July 18, 1863, during the American Civil War (1861–65) on Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina. An early assault on the fort on July 11 (the First Battle of Fort Wagner) had been just as unsuccessful. Despite the

Cape Morris Jesup, cape, one of the world’s northernmost points of land, in the Peary Land region, at the northernmost extremity of Greenland, on the Arctic Ocean, 440 miles (710 km) from the North Pole. It was reached in 1900 by Robert E. Peary, the American Arctic explorer, and was named for

Sir Alec Issigonis: There he developed the Morris Minor, which remained in production from 1948 to 1971. A reliable car with excellent steering and cornering qualities, it was the first all-British car to pass the one million mark in sales; surviving models are still cherished by owners and collectors.

automotive industry: Developments before World War I: …as Opel in Germany and Morris in Great Britain; builders of horse-drawn vehicles, such as Durant and Studebaker in the United States; or, most frequently, machinery manufacturers. The kinds of machinery included stationary gas engines (Daimler of Germany, Lanchester of Britain, Olds of the United States), marine engines (Vauxhall of…

coin: Coins of the United States: …Benjamin Dudley, exemplifying the extraordinary Morris Plan, drawn up by Robert Morris, superintendent of finance, which reconciled the diverse colonial moneys of account. In 1786, however, Congress adopted instead the proposals of Thomas Jefferson for a decimal monetary system based on the dollar, and in 1792 the mint was finally…

Marjorie Scardino is an American-born British businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British media firm Pearson PLC from 1997 to 2012. She studied French and psychology at Baylor University, Waco, Texas (B.A., 1969), and, following a stint as an Associated Press editor, she

Alexander Morris was a Canadian statesman and an advocate of Confederation who served as lieutenant governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories from 1872 to 1877. After studying at McGill University in Montreal, Morris was called to the bar in 1851. He entered politics 10 years later, when

Tony Martin was an American pop singer and movie actor whose handsome visage and smooth baritone voice made him one of the most celebrated all-around entertainers of his era. Morris grew up in Oakland, California, and, as a child, sang regularly at his mother’s sewing club. He later took up the

Rudolf Carnap: Career in the United States of Rudolf Carnap: …academic colleague, the pragmatist philosopher Charles W. Morris, in founding the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science, which was published, beginning in 1938, as a series of monographs on general problems in the philosophy of science and on philosophical issues concerning mathematics or particular branches of empirical science.

Clara Morris was an American actress and writer, known chiefly for her realistic portrayals of unfortunate women in melodrama. Morris was the eldest child of a bigamous marriage. When she was three her father was exposed, and her mother fled with her to Cleveland, Ohio, where they adopted her

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: Ness (also called Scorpio; original name Eddie Morris), and Raheim (original name Guy Williams).

Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris was a statesman, premier of Newfoundland from 1909 to 1918, and member of the British House of Lords from 1918. Morris was called to the bar in 1885 and was made queen’s counselor in 1896. He represented St. John’s West in the Newfoundland house of assembly

Elizabeth Morris was a leading actress of the late 18th- and early 19th-century American stage. No record of Morris’s life exists before her marriage, at a date unknown, to Owen Morris, an actor in Lewis Hallam’s traveling American Company. Her first recorded stage appearance in America was at the

Errol Morris is an American film director, known for his meticulously researched, engaging documentary portraits of both ordinary and extraordinary lives and for his arresting visual style. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1969. He attended

Esther Hobart Morris was an American suffragist and public official whose major role in gaining voting rights for women in Wyoming was a milestone for the national women’s suffrage movement. Esther McQuigg was orphaned at age 11. In 1841 she married Artemus Slack, who died three years later. She

Esther Hobart Morris was an American suffragist and public official whose major role in gaining voting rights for women in Wyoming was a milestone for the national women’s suffrage movement. Esther McQuigg was orphaned at age 11. In 1841 she married Artemus Slack, who died three years later. She

Alcatraz escape of June 1962: The escape: …the cells—the convicted armed robber Frank Morris and the convicted bank-robbing brothers Clarence and John Anglin—were nowhere to be found. The guard raised the alarm, and the warden in charge promptly notified state and federal authorities as well as the U.S. military. An intensive manhunt began.

decathlon: Glenn Morris of the United States, with a world record of 7,900 points in 1936, and Bob Mathias of the United States, with two Olympic titles and a record of 8,042 points in 1950, excelled under the second table. Mathias also set the first record…

Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman, diplomat, and financial expert who helped plan the U.S. decimal coinage system. Morris graduated from King’s College (later Columbia University) in 1768, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1771. An extreme conservative in his political views, he

Sid Caesar: …comedians that included Imogene Coca, Howard Morris, and Carl Reiner. They performed in skits, spoofs, and extended sketches, many of which showed off Caesar’s finely tuned sense of the absurd and his skills in both pantomime and double-talk (gibberish that mimicked the sound and cadence of various foreign languages). Caesar…

Detroit Tigers: …by such notables as pitcher Jack Morris and shortstop Alan Trammell remained near the top of the standings until 1989, when the Tigers experienced a sudden plummet to last place in the AL. Detroit continued to play poorly throughout most of the following two decades, including an AL-record 119-loss season…

William Bolcom: …Bolcom and his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, performed concerts of 19th- and 20th-century American popular songs. He was also active as a writer and editor. He coedited The New Grove Gospel, Blues, and Jazz (1986), wrote with Robert Kimball the book Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake (1973), and edited a…

The Producers: John Morris’s score became a classic and helped inspire the hit Broadway musical version of the movie, which debuted in 2001 starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, both of whom starred in the film version of the stage musical in 2005.

William Hogarth: Youth and early career: …he brought in 1728 against Joshua Morris, a tapestry weaver, throws eloquent light on his susceptibilities. The details of the case reveal that, by the age of 30, Hogarth felt sufficiently confident of his abilities to embark on a painting career. Morris failed to share this confidence and rejected a…

Juanita Morris Kreps was an American economist and public official, best remembered as the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of commerce. Juanita Morris graduated from Berea College (B.A., 1942) and then studied economics at Duke University (M.A., 1944; Ph.D., 1948). She married Clifton H.

Black Flag: bassist Chuck Dukowski, lead singer Keith Morris, and drummer Brian Migdol. The band went through numerous personnel changes, and various members launched reboots decades after the group dissolved in 1986. Later members included Henry Rollins, Ron Reyes, Dez Cadena, Kira Roessler, and Anthony Martinez.

Celtic literature: Welsh literature in the 17th century: Later came Lewis Morris, the inspirer and patron of Goronwy Owen and thus a strong link with the next extremely productive period.

Margaret Morris was a British dancer and dance teacher who pioneered modern dance in Britain and developed a system of notation using abstract symbols. Morris incorporated Isadora Duncan’s “Greek positions” into her ballets of 1910; into her production of Orpheus, based on Christoph Willibald

Mark Morris is an American dancer and choreographer who formed his own modern dance company, the Mark Morris Dance Group. He was noted for his innovative and, at times, controversial works. At age eight, after attending a performance by the José Greco flamenco company, Morris decided to become a

William Morris: Education and early career: …1861 became the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company, with premises in Red Lion Square. The other members of the firm were Ford Madox Brown, Rossetti, Webb, and Burne-Jones. At the International Exhibition of 1862 at South Kensington they exhibited stained glass, furniture, and embroideries. This led to commissions…

Boyz II Men: >Nathan Morris (in full Nathan Bartholomew Morris): b. June 18, 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Michael McCary (in full Michael Sean McCary): b. December 16, 1971, Philadelphia Shawn Stockman (in full Shawn Patrick Stockman): b. September 26, 1972,

Boyz II Men: >Nathan Morris (in full Nathan Bartholomew Morris): b. June 18, 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Michael McCary (in full Michael Sean McCary): b. December 16, 1971, Philadelphia Shawn Stockman (in full Shawn Patrick Stockman): b. September 26, 1972,

Gustavus Swift: …addition to competing successfully with Nelson Morris and Philip D. Armour, Swift established distributing houses in such cities as Tokyo, Shanghai, and Manila and packing plants at St. Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha. When Swift died 18 years later, the capitalization of his company had increased to $25,000,000.