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Mann, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Mann, HeinrichMann, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh män [key], 1871–1950, German novelist; older brother of Thomas Mann. He was a prolific author; themes of social criticism dominate his works. The…Mann, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Mann, ThomasMann, Thomastōˈmäs män [key], 1875–1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding German novelist of the 20th cent., b. Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann. A writer of…Feuchtwanger, Lion
(Encyclopedia) Feuchtwanger, LionFeuchtwanger, Lionlēˈōn foikhtˈväng-ər [key], 1884–1958, German novelist. A pacifist, socialist, and friend of both Thomas Mann and Bertolt Brecht, he fled Germany…Pears, Sir Peter
(Encyclopedia) Pears, Sir Peter, 1910–86, English tenor. Pears studied at the Royal College of Music and became a member of the Sadler's Wells Opera and the English Opera Group. In 1948 he made his…Mann Act
(Encyclopedia) Mann Act: see Mann, James Robert.Thomas Mann RANDOLPH, Congress, VA (1768-1828)
RANDOLPH Thomas Mann , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Tuckahoe,'' in Goochland County, Va., October 1, 1768; received his early education from private teachers; attended the College…Mann, James Robert
(Encyclopedia) Mann, James Robert, 1856–1922, American legislator, b. McLean co., Ill. A Chicago lawyer, he held many local offices before serving (1897–1922) as a Republican member of the U.S. House…Mann, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Mann, HoraceMann, Horacemăn [key], 1796–1859, American educator, b. Franklin, Mass. He received a sparse preliminary schooling, but succeeded in entering Brown in the sophomore class…Mannes, Marya
writerBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1904Died: 1990Horace Mann
Horace Mann was a Massachusetts lawyer and social reformer whose advocacy of tax-supported "common schools" laid the groundwork for the American public school system. A Whig, Mann was a lawyer who…Trending
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