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Mendelssohn, Fanny
(Encyclopedia)Mendelssohn, Fanny: see Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Hensel under Mendelssohn, Felix. ...Tertullus
(Encyclopedia)Tertullus tərtŭlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, accuser of Paul before Felix. ...Houphouët-Boigny, Félix
(Encyclopedia)Houphouët-Boigny, Félix fālēksˈ o͞ofwāˈ-bwäˈnyə [key], 1905–93, African political leader, president (1960–93) of Côte d'Ivoire. Descended from wealthy Baoule chieftains, he practiced m...Gelasius I, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Gelasius I, Saint jĭlāˈshēəs [key], d. 496, pope (492–96); successor of St. Felix III (also known as Felix II). He was a firm upholder of the papal supremacy in a dispute with Anastasius, the B...Donatism
(Encyclopedia)Donatism dŏnˈətĭzəm [key], schismatic movement among Christians of N Africa (fl. 4th cent.), led by Donatus, bishop of Casae Nigrae (fl. 313), and the theologian Donatus the Great or Donatus Magn...Weingartner, Felix
(Encyclopedia)Weingartner, Felix fāˈlĭks vīnˈgärtnər [key], 1863–1942, Austrian conductor and composer, b. Dalmatia, studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and with Liszt. After holding several appointments i...adoptionism
(Encyclopedia)adoptionism, Christian heresy taught in Spain after 782 by Elipandus, archbishop of Toledo, and Felix, bishop of Urgel (Seo de Urgel). They held that Jesus at the time of his birth was purely human an...Drusilla
(Encyclopedia)Drusilla dro͞osĭlˈə [key], daughter of Herod Agrippa I, married to Felix the procurator and mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. ...Gracchi
(Encyclopedia)Gracchi grăkˈī [key], two Roman statesmen and social reformers, sons of the consul Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and of Cornelia. The brothers were brought up with great care by their mother. Tiberi...Slade, Felix
(Encyclopedia)Slade, Felix, 1790–1868, English art collector and philanthropist. He endowed the Slade professorships of fine arts at Oxford and Cambridge universities and at University College, London, which also...Browse by Subject
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