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Roget, Peter Mark
(Encyclopedia) Roget, Peter MarkRoget, Peter Markrōzhāˈ [key], 1779–1869, English physician and lexicographer. For 50 years while he practiced medicine and was secretary of the Royal Society (1827–49…Ringwood
(Encyclopedia) Ringwood, borough (1990 pop. 12,623), Passaic co., N N.J., in the Ramapo Mts. and on the Wanaque River near the N.Y. line. Iron was found nearby in 1730; mines and works were developed…Hebel, Johann Peter
(Encyclopedia) Hebel, Johann PeterHebel, Johann Peteryōˈhän pāˈtər hāˈbəl [key], 1760–1826, German short-story writer and dialect poet. Editor of Der rheinländische Hausfreund [Rhineland home…Debye, Peter Joseph Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Debye, Peter Joseph WilhelmDebye, Peter Joseph Wilhelmdēbīˈ [key], 1884–1966, American physicist, b. the Netherlands. He was professor at the universities of Zürich, Utrecht, Göttingen…Peter II, king of Aragón
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1174–1213, king of Aragón (1196–1213) and count of Barcelona, son and successor of Alfonso II. He had himself crowned (1204) at Rome by Pope Innocent III, whom he accepted as…Sörensen, Sören Peter Lauritz
(Encyclopedia) Sörensen, Sören Peter LauritzSörensen, Sören Peter Lauritzsöˈrən pēˈtər louˈrēts söˈrənsən [key], 1868–1939, Danish biochemist. In 1899 he received a Ph.D. degree in Copenhagen.…2006-2007 Obie Awards
The 2006–2007 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 21, 2007, at New York University's Skirball…Johnson, John Albert
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, John Albert, 1861–1909, American political leader, governor of Minnesota, b. St. Peter, Minn. The son of poor parents, he left school early and worked at various trades until…Flötner, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Flötner or Flettner, PeterFlötner or Flettner, Peterpāˈtər flötˈnər, flĕtˈnər [key], c.1485–1546, German medalist and artisan, possibly Swiss by birth. He was active in decorative…Philomena of Dacia, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Philomena of Dacia, Peter, or Peter Nightingale, fl. 1291–1303, Danish astronomer and mathematician. He taught at the Univ. of Bologna (1291–92) and in Paris, and was a canon of…Trending
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