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(Encyclopedia) intuition, in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as…Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1600–1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was…Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1917 Julia Ward Howe, Laura E. Richards and Maude Howe Elliott, assisted by Florence Howe Hall…poster
(Encyclopedia) poster, placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political…Brewer's: Russ
The Russian language; a Russian. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RusselRuskinese A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…Baze, Russell Avery
(Encyclopedia) Baze, Russell Avery, 1958–, Canadian-American jockey, b. Vancouver, Canada. He rode primarily at tracks in N California. In 2006 he surpassed Laffit Pincay, Jr.'s record for career…Hulse, Russell Alan
(Encyclopedia) Hulse, Russell Alan, 1950–, American astrophysicist, b., New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975. Hulse was a researcher at the Princeton's plasma physics laboratory…Alger, Russell Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Alger, Russell Alexander, 1836–1907, U.S. secretary of war (1897–99), b. near Medina, Ohio. After moving to Michigan he engaged in the lumber business, in which he made a fortune.…Fish, Carl Russell
(Encyclopedia) Fish, Carl Russell, 1876–1932, American historian, b. Central Falls, R.I. From 1900 to his death he taught history at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Fish considered the Univ. of Wisconsin the…Chadwick, Lynn
(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, Lynn (Lynn Russell Chadwick), 1914–2003, English sculptor. After studying architecture, Chadwick began his career as a sculptor in 1945, working largely in metal. He came to…Trending
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