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Howe, Julia Ward
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Julia Ward, 1819–1910, American author and social reformer, b. New York City. Although unhappily married, she assisted her husband, Samuel Gridley Howe, in his philanthropic…Ross, Sir George William
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir George William, 1841–1914, Canadian political leader, b. Ontario. He sat (1872–83) in the House of Commons and then entered the Ontario government as minister of education.…Arland, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Arland, MarcelArland, Marcelmärsĕlˈ ärlŏndˈ [key], 1899–1986, French writer. Arland was editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française (1953–77). Emphasizing a search for salvation that is…Lathrop, Julia Clifford
(Encyclopedia) Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858–1932, American social worker and administrator, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Vassar, 1880. Associated with Jane Addams at Hull House in Chicago, she was…Gordon, Charles William
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Charles William, pseud. Ralph Connor, 1860–1937, Canadian clergyman and novelist. His popular stories were based on his experience as a Presbyterian missionary in the lumber…Mayfield
(Encyclopedia) Mayfield, city (2020 pop. 10,017), seat of Graves co., SW Ky., in an area of farms and clay deposits; founded 1823. It is an…Wien, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Wien, WilhelmWien, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm vēn [key], 1864–1928, German physicist. He was professor at the universities of Giessen (1899), Würzburg (1900–1920), and Munich (from 1920). He…Stock, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Stock, Frederick (Friedrich Wilhelm August Stock)Stock, Frederickstŏk [key], 1872–1942, German-American conductor and composer. He came to the United States in 1895 as a violist in the…Sobhuza II
(Encyclopedia) Sobhuza IISobhuza IIsōb&oomacr;ˈzə [key], 1899–1982, king of Swaziland (now Eswatini; 1921–82). He became paramount chief of the Swazi in 1921, after a 22-year regency, and was…Ponge, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Ponge, FrancisPonge, FrancisfräNsēsˈ pôNzh [key], 1899–1988, French essayist and poet. A controversial figure, he was opposed to emotional and symbolic poetic methods. His method was…Trending
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