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Sayers, Dorothy Leigh
(Encyclopedia) Sayers, Dorothy LeighSayers, Dorothy Leighsāˈərz [key], 1893–1957, English writer, grad. Somerville College, Oxford, 1915. Taking first-class honors in medieval literature, she was one…Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of, d. 1581, Scottish nobleman. A nephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, he married Elizabeth Douglas, from whose father he inherited (1553)…Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2d Earl
(Encyclopedia) Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2d Earl, 1748–1833, British administrator. Sent to Ireland as lord lieutenant in 1795, he expressed sympathy for the cause of Catholic…Byron, John
(Encyclopedia) Byron, John, 1723–86, British vice admiral and explorer. Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile. His Narrative of Great…Fox, Charles James
(Encyclopedia) Fox, Charles James, 1749–1806, British statesman and orator, for many years the outstanding parliamentary proponent of liberal reform. He entered Parliament in 1768 and served as lord…Royal Society
(Encyclopedia) Royal Society, oldest scientific organization in Great Britain and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded in 1660 by a group of learned men in London who met to promote scientific…Brewer's: Ragged Robin
A wild-flower. The word is used by Tennyson to mean a pretty damsel in ragged clothes. “The prince Hath picked a ragged robin from the hedge.” Tennyson: Idylls of the King; Enid.…Brewer's: Tennis Ball of Fortune
Pertinax, the Roman emperor, was so called. He was first a seller of charcoal, then a schoolmaster, then a soldier, and lastly an emperor, but in three months he was dethroned and murdered…Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landon
(Encyclopedia) Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy LandonKassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landonkăsˈəbômˌ, –boumˌ [key], 1932–, U.S. senator from Kansas (1979–97), b. Topeka, Kans. A Republican and the daughter of Kansas…Leonhardt, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Leonhardt, Gustav, 1928–2012, Dutch harpsicordist, organist, and conductor, studied Schola Cantorum, Basel, Switzerland (1947–50). Leonhardt researched Baroque performing styles and…Trending
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