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Stanley, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Thomas: see Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of.

Stanley, Sir Henry Morton

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, 1841–1904, Anglo-American journalist, explorer, and empire builder, b. Denbigh, Wales. He grew up in poverty and came to America as a worker on a ship, which…

Stanley, Edward Henry

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Edward Henry: see Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of.

William Stanley Braithwaite: Sic Vita

Sic VitaWilliam Stanley BraithwaiteHeart free, hand free, Blue above, brown under, All the world to me Is a place of wonder. Sun shine, moon shine, Stars, and winds a-blowing, All into…

Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl ofDerby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl ofdärˈbē [key], 1435?–1504, English nobleman. During the Wars of the Roses, Stanley was ostensibly a supporter of the…

Stanley, William Meredith

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, William Meredith, 1904–71, American biochemist, b. Ridgeville, Ind., Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois, 1929. He was a professor at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now…

Kunitz, Stanley Jasspon

(Encyclopedia) Kunitz, Stanley JassponKunitz, Stanley Jassponky&oomacr;ˈnĭts [key], 1905–2006, American poet, teacher, and editor, b. Worcester, Mass. He graduated from Harvard (B.A., 1926; M.A…