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Oklahoma, University of
(Encyclopedia) Oklahoma, University of, mainly at Norman, state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1892. The schools of medicine and nursing, with hospitals and a research foundation,…Central Michigan University
(Encyclopedia) Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959.…Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus
(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor AmadeusHoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeusĕrnst tāˈōdōr ämädāˈ&oobreve;s hôfˈmän [key], 1776–1822, German romantic novelist and composer, a lawyer. At one time…Menomonee Falls
(Encyclopedia) Menomonee FallsMenomonee Fallsmənŏmˈənē [key], village (1990 pop. 26,840), Waukesha co., SE Wis., on the Menominee River; inc. 1892. Wire, metal, paper, concrete, plumbing fixtures,…Bartlett, Samuel Colcord
(Encyclopedia) Bartlett, Samuel Colcord, 1817–98, American Congregational clergyman and educator, b. Salisbury, N.H., grad. Dartmouth College, 1836. He studied at Andover Theological Seminary and was…O'Grady, Standish Hayes
(Encyclopedia) O'Grady, Standish Hayes, 1832–1915, Irish scholar. His great work was the Silva Gadelica (1892), a collection of old Irish tales. He also translated heroic stories from the Gaelic and…Morris Jesup, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Morris Jesup, CapeMorris Jesup, Capejĕsˈəp [key], northernmost land point in the world, N Greenland. At lat. 83°39′N, it is 440 mi (708 km) from the North Pole. U.S. explorer Robert…Auburn University
(Encyclopedia) Auburn University, main campus at Auburn, Ala.; land-grant and state supported; opened 1859 as East Alabama Male College, reorganized 1872 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of…Mary, 1867–1953, queen consort of George V of England
(Encyclopedia) Mary, 1867–1953, queen consort of George V of England. Daughter of the duke of Teck and great-granddaughter of George III, she was engaged first to George's elder brother, the duke of…Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr., 1868–1953, American art critic and teacher, b. Deep River, Conn., grad. Williams, 1889, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1892. He taught (1893–1900) at Williams and was…Trending
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