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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…

Burnham, Sherburne Wesley

(Encyclopedia) Burnham, Sherburne Wesley, 1838–1921, American astronomer, b. Thetford, Vt. After serving as observer at Dearborn Observatory, Chicago (1877–81, 1882–84), and as astronomer at Lick…

Wendell, Barrett

(Encyclopedia) Wendell, BarrettWendell, Barrettwĕnˈdəl [key], 1855–1921, American teacher and scholar, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1877. He taught at Harvard (1880–1917) and lectured at Cambridge and…

Tönnies, Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Tönnies, FerdinandTönnies, Ferdinandfĕrˈdēnänt tönˈyəs [key], 1855–1936, German sociologist and political scientist. He is noted for his analysis of the distinction between the older…

Davis, David

(Encyclopedia) Davis, David, 1815–86, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862–77), b. Cecil co., Md., grad. Kenyon College, 1832; cousin of Henry Winter Davis. In 1836 he…

Ballia

(Encyclopedia) Ballia Ballia bŭlˈyə [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Situated on a rich…

Rosetti, Constantin

(Encyclopedia) Rosetti, ConstantinRosetti, Constantinkŏnstäntēnˈ rōsĕtˈ [key], 1816–85, Romanian statesman, b. Bucharest. A radical editor, he took part in the Revolution of 1848 and subsequently…

Key, David McKendree

(Encyclopedia) Key, David McKendree, 1824–1900, American politician and jurist, b. Greene co., Tenn. He practiced law in Chattanooga, Tenn., from 1853 to 1870, except during the Civil War, when he…

Grau, Jacinto

(Encyclopedia) Grau, JacintoGrau, Jacintohäthēnˈtō grou [key], 1877–1958, Spanish dramatist, b. Barcelona. Participating in Spain's early-20th-century literary renaissance, Grau slowly gained…

Hyatt, Alpheus

(Encyclopedia) Hyatt, Alpheus, 1838–1902, American zoologist, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1862. He was a devoted follower of Louis Agassiz. From 1870, Hyatt was custodian and later curator of…