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Bosse, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Bosse, AbrahamBosse, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ bôs [key], 1602–76, French engraver and painter. He studied art in Paris and became a teacher of perspective in the Académie royale. A prolific and…Moivre, Abraham de
(Encyclopedia) Moivre, Abraham deMoivre, Abraham deäbrä-ämˈdə mwäˈvrə [key], 1667–1754, French-English mathematician. He fled to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was called…Calovius, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Calovius, AbrahamCalovius, Abrahamkəlōˈvēəs [key], 1612–86, German Lutheran theologian, whose original name was Kalan or Calan. He was (1637–43) a professor of theology at Königsberg,…Rydberg, Abraham Viktor
(Encyclopedia) Rydberg, Abraham ViktorRydberg, Abraham Viktoräˈbrähäm vĭkˈtôr rüdˈbĕryə [key], 1828–95, Swedish philosopher and writer. Singoalla (1857), a romantic and mystical story of medieval…Herrera, Abraham Cohen de
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Abraham Cohen deHerrera, Abraham Cohen deār-rāˈrä [key], c.1570–1635, Jewish philosopher and kabbalist, also called Alonso Nunez de Herrera and Abraham Irira. Born possibly in…Huz
(Encyclopedia) Huz, in the Bible, nephew of Abraham.Goldfaden, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Goldfaden, AbrahamGoldfaden, Abrahamgōldfädˈən [key], 1840–1908, Hebrew and Yiddish playwright, b. Starokonstantinov, Russia. He was the first important Yiddish playwright and a…Melchizedek
(Encyclopedia) Melchizedek or MelchisedecMelchisedecboth: mĕlkĭzˈədĕk [key] [Heb.,=king of righteousness], in the Bible, king of Salem and “priest of the most high God.” He blessed Abraham after the…Haran, ancient city, Mesopotamia
(Encyclopedia) Haran or HarranHaranboth: häränˈ [key], ancient city of Mesopotamia, now in SE Asian Turkey, 24 mi (39 km) SE of Şanlıurfa. It was an important center on the trade route from Nineveh…Mapu, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Mapu, AbrahamMapu, Abrahammäˈp&oomacr; [key], 1808–67, Lithuanian novelist who wrote in Hebrew. For many years an impoverished, itinerant schoolmaster, Mapu gained financial…Trending
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