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Titus , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.

Monroe, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Paul, 1869–1947, American educator, b. North Madison, Ind., grad. Franklin College, 1890, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1897. At Teachers College, Columbia, he was professor of…

Verlaine, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Verlaine, PaulVerlaine, Paulpōl vĕrlĕnˈ [key], 1844–96, French poet. He gained some notice with the Parnassian poetry of Poèmes saturniens (1866) and Fêtes galantes (1869) and became a…

Cézanne, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Cézanne, PaulCézanne, Paulpōl sāzänˈ [key], 1839–1906, French painter, b. Aix-en-Provence. Cézanne was the leading figure in the revolution toward abstraction in modern painting.…

Paul Bartel 2000 Deaths

Paul BartelAge: 61 actor and renegade filmmaker known for his dark comedies, including Eating Raoul and Death Race 2000. Died: Manhattan, May 13, 2000Greg BarnesA - GBilly Barty

Paul Coverdell 2000 Deaths

Paul CoverdellAge: 61 moderate Republican senator from Georgia who was a soft-spoken yet powerful leader known for his expertise in education, foreign affairs, and defense. He served in…

Paul Jarrico 1997 Deaths

Paul Jarricoscreenwriter Jarrico, a blacklisted screenwriter and producer, died in a car accident after a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the House Committee on Un-American…

Henri Paul, 1997 News

was the sole survivor of the car crash in Paris that killed Princess Diana, her companion, film producer Dodi al-Fayed, and the driver Henri Paul. Paul's blood alcohol content was triple…

Paul Wolfowitz, 2003 News

deputy defense secretary, began making a case for an invasion of Iraq shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S. He said Saddam Hussein should be ousted before…

Paul Zindel 2003 Deaths

Paul ZindelAge: 66 playwright and novelist whose Pulitzer-Prize–winning play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds recounted growing up in a troubled home dominated by a…