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Florence Wilkinson: Students

StudentsFlorence WilkinsonJohn Brown and Jeanne at Fontainebleau — 'T was Toussaint, just a year ago; Crimson and copper was the glow Of all the woods at Fontainebleau. They peered into that…

Tom Wilkinson Biography

Tom WilkinsonactorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a…

Pickens, Francis Wilkinson

(Encyclopedia) Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805–69, American politician, b. Colleton District, S.C.; grandson of Andrew Pickens. A lawyer, he served in the state house of representatives and was an…

Bourne, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Bourne, HughBourne, Hughb&oobreve;rn [key], 1772–1852, English founder of the sect of Primitive Methodists. In 1799 he joined the Wesleyan Methodists and became a preacher. In 1807…

Florence Wilkinson: The Heart's Country

The Heart's CountryFlorence WilkinsonHill people turn to their hills; Sea-folk are sick for the sea: Thou art my land and my country, And my heart calls out for thee.The bird beats his…

Wilkinson, Marguerite Ogden Bigelow

Wilkinson, Marguerite Ogden Bigelow[1883-1928](2)Born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 15, 1883. Educated at Northwestern University. Married James Wilkinson, 1909. Author of "In Vivid Gardens…

Florence Wilkinson: A Memorial Tablet

A Memorial TabletOh, Agathocles, fare thee well!Florence WilkinsonNaked and brave thou goest Without one glance behind! Hast thou no fear, Agathocles, Or backward grief of mind?The dreamy…

Fischer, Ernst Otto

(Encyclopedia) Fischer, Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist, Ph.D. Technical Univ. of Munich (TUM), 1952. Fischer was a professor at TUM (1954–57) and the Univ. of Munich (1957–64). He returned to…

Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W

Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Lovelace, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented…