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Waddington, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Waddington, William Henry, 1826–94, French statesman and archaeologist, of English descent. Waddington was minister of education (1876–77) and was appointed foreign minister in 1877.…Blanchard, Raoul
(Encyclopedia) Blanchard, Raoul, 1877–1965, French geographer. He wrote a monograph on Flanders (1906) that earned him the chair of geography at the Univ. of Grenoble, a position he held for 50 years…Mittag-Leffler, Magnus Gösta
(Encyclopedia) Mittag-Leffler, Magnus GöstaMittag-Leffler, Magnus Göstamängˈn&oobreve;s yöˈstä mĭtˈäg-lĕfˈlər [key], 1846–1927, Swedish mathematician. He was (1877–81) professor at Helsingfors (…Dongen, Kees van
(Encyclopedia) Dongen, Kees vanDongen, Kees vankās vän dôngˈən [key], 1877–1968, Dutch painter who worked in Paris. After moving to Paris in 1897, he met Matisse and became an exponent of fauvism…Hardin, John Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Hardin, John Wesley, 1853–95, American desperado, b. Bonham, Tex. In the lawless violence of the frontier the boy early became a gambler and a gunman, but was able by his shooting…Sabin, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Sabin, JosephSabin, Josephsăbˈĭn [key], 1821–81, American bibliophile, b. England. Sabin came to the United States in 1848 and established himself as a dealer in rare books in New York…Ritchie, Anne Isabella Thackeray, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Ritchie, Anne Isabella Thackeray, Lady, 1837–1919, English writer; eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. In 1877 she married a cousin, Richmond T. W. Ritchie (knighted 1907…Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis
(Encyclopedia) Palgrave, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 1827–1919, English banker and economist; son of Sir Francis Palgrave. He edited (1877–83) the Economist, wrote several books on economics, and served…Palmer, Nathaniel Brown
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Nathaniel Brown, 1799–1877, American sea captain and antarctic explorer, b. Stonington, Conn. While on a whaling voyage (1820–21) in the South Shetlands, he commanded the Hero…Dobson, Austin
(Encyclopedia) Dobson, Austin (Henry Austin Dobson), 1840–1921, English poet and essayist. From 1856 to 1901 he was employed in the Board of Trade. His volumes of light verse include Vignettes in…Trending
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