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Chemnitz, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Chemnitz or Kemnitz, MartinChemnitz or Kemnitz, Martinboth: kĕmˈnĭts [key], 1522–86, German Lutheran theologian. Under the tutelage of Phillip Melanchthon, he accepted and defended…McGuinness, Martin
(Encyclopedia) McGuinness, Martin (James Martin Pacelli McGuinness), 1950–2017, Northern Irish political leader, b. Derry. He joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a young man and was active in…Martin du Gard, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Martin du Gard, RogerMartin du Gard, Rogerrôzhāˈ märtăNˈ də gär [key], 1881–1958, French novelist. Long associated with the Nouvelle Revue française, he first gained recognition with…Martin Agronsky Biography
Martin AgronskyAge: 84 long-time news media figure. He began his career in newspaper journalism, transitioned to radio, and finally landed on TV, where he was a political correspondent and…Richard Martin, Biography
Richard Martin, 52: curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who fused pop culture with art history and examined fashion with an intellectual eye.Died: New York…van Hamel, Martine
ballet dancerBirthplace: BrusselsBorn: 11/16/45Gerald Martin Biography
Gerald MartinAge: 55 well-respected reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. who covered stock car racing for three decades; praised by peers in the media as well as drivers and…Joyce Kilmer: Martin
MartinJoyce KilmerWhen I am tired of earnest men, Intense and keen and sharp and clever, Pursuing fame with brush or pen Or counting metal disks forever, Then from the halls of shadowland…Brewer's: Martin of Bullions
(St.). The St. Swithin of Scotland. His day is July 4, and the Scotch say, if it rains then, rain may be expected for forty days. “`By St. Martin of Bullion-' `And what hast thou to do…Brewer's: Martin Drunk
Very intoxicated indeed; a drunken man “sobered” by drinking more. The feast of St. Martin (November 11) used to be held as a day of great debauch. Hence Baxter uses the word Martin as a…