Search
Search results
Displaying 321 - 330
Croghan, George, 1791–1849, American military officer
(Encyclopedia) Croghan, George, 1791–1849, American military officer, b. near Louisville, Ky.; nephew of George Rogers Clark and William Clark. He won public acclaim and a congressional award for his…Cunningham, Imogen
(Encyclopedia) Cunningham, Imogen, 1883–1976, American photographer, b. Portland, Oreg. Cunningham began taking pictures in 1901. After study abroad she opened a studio in Seattle in 1910 and for six…Coffin, Henry Sloane
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Henry Sloane, 1877–1954, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. New York City. He was pastor of the Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church in New York City (1905–26), lecturer (1904–9…Frunze, Mikhail Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Frunze, Mikhail VasilyevichFrunze, Mikhail Vasilyevichmēkhəyēlˈ vəsēˈlyəvĭch fr&oomacr;nˈzĕ [key], 1885–1925, Russian general. A revolutionary, he was exiled (1914) to Siberia but…Vavilov, Sergei Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Vavilov, Sergei IvanovichVavilov, Sergei Ivanovichsyĭrgāˈ ēväˈnəvĭch [key]Vavilov, Sergei Ivanovich vəvēˈləf [key], 1891–1951, Russian physicist. In 1932 he became director of the P. N…Brannan, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Brannan, Samuel, 1819–89, California pioneer, b. Saco, Maine. Converted to Mormonism, he edited a Mormon paper in New York City before leading a party of Mormons by sea from New York…Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh
(Encyclopedia) Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, 1801–66, English woman of letters; wife of Thomas Carlyle, whom she married in 1826. She possessed a genius for letter writing, manifest in the volumes of…Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers
(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers, 1852–1924, English composer and teacher, b. Dublin, studied in Cambridge, and Leipzig. In 1883 he became professor of music at the Royal College of…Baur, Ferdinand Christian
(Encyclopedia) Baur, Ferdinand ChristianBaur, Ferdinand Christianfĕrˈdĭnänt krĭsˈtēän bour [key], 1792–1860, German Protestant theologian. He was from 1826 on the theological faculty of Tübingen. He…Cernuda, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Cernuda, LuisCernuda, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ thārn&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–63, Spanish poet. Cernuda fled Spain after the Spanish civil war and taught abroad. His works include La…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
