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Wainewright, Thomas Griffiths
(Encyclopedia) Wainewright, Thomas GriffithsWainewright, Thomas Griffithswānˈrīt [key], 1794–1852, English art critic and criminal. He contributed essays on the arts to the London Magazine under the…Wyatt, Sir Thomas, c.1520–54, English soldier and conspirator
(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Thomas, c.1520–54, English soldier and conspirator; son of the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt. In Jan., 1554, when Queen Mary's intention to marry Philip II of Spain was announced,…West Orange
(Encyclopedia) West Orange, town (1990 pop. 39,103), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark; set off from Orange 1862, inc. 1900. “Glenmont,” Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park, and…De la Beche, Sir Henry Thomas
(Encyclopedia) De la Beche, Sir Henry ThomasDe la Beche, Sir Henry Thomasdə lä bāsh, dĕləbĕshˈ [key], 1796–1855, English geologist. As a result of his private undertaking to prepare a geological map…Darcy, Thomas Darcy, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Darcy, Thomas Darcy, BaronDarcy, Thomas Darcy, Barondärˈsē [key], 1467–1537, English nobleman. He served in a number of military expeditions for Henry VII and for the young Henry VIII…Cheyne, Thomas Kelly
(Encyclopedia) Cheyne, Thomas KellyCheyne, Thomas Kellychāˈnē [key], 1841–1915, English cleric and biblical critic, educated at Oxford. While studying at Göttingen, he was influenced by Georg Ewald…Dongan, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Dongan, ThomasDongan, Thomasdŏngˈgən [key], 1634–1715, colonial governor of New York, b. Co. Kildare, Ireland. He was appointed governor in 1682, and on the instructions of the duke of…Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur ThomasQuiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomaskwĭlˈər-k&oomacr;chˌ [key], pseud. Q, 1863–1944, English author. Among the novels of his native Cornwall are Dead…Quinn, Edmond Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Edmond Thomas, 1868–1929, American sculptor and painter, b. Philadelphia, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with Thomas Eakins, and in Paris. His monumental…Prence, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Prence or Prince, Thomas, 1600–1673, American colonial governor, b. England. His Puritan family joined the Pilgrim community in Leiden in Thomas's youth. In 1621 he went to Plymouth…Trending
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