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Charles DOWNING, Congress, FL (1845)

DOWNING Charles , a Delegate from Florida; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in St. Augustine, Fla.; member of the legislative council of…

Gideon BARSTOW, Congress, MA (1783-1852)

BARSTOW Gideon , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, Mass., September 7, 1783; attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1799-…

Donatism

(Encyclopedia) DonatismDonatismdŏnˈətĭzəm [key], schismatic movement among Christians of N Africa (fl. 4th cent.), led by Donatus, bishop of Casae Nigrae (fl. 313), and the theologian Donatus the…

Eriugena, John Scotus

(Encyclopedia) Eriugena or Erigena, John ScotusEriugena or Erigena, John Scotusskōˈtəs ĕry&oomacr;ˈjĭnə; ĕrĭjˈ– ĕrēˈ– [key] [Lat. Scotus=Irish, Eriugena=born in Ireland], c.810–c.877, scholastic…

David Levy Yulee Biography

David Levy YuleeU.S. Senator (D-Florida) Born: June 12, 1810Birthplace: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands David Levy Yulee was born on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, went to school in Virginia…

David Levy YULEE, Congress, FL (1810-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851; 1855-1861 Party: Democrat; Democrat YULEE David Levy , a Delegate and a Senator from Florida; born David Levy in St. Thomas, West Indies, June 12, 1810; at the…

John Donne: Expostulation X. Lente et serpenti

ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, I have been told, and told by relation, by her own brother that did it, by thy servant Nazianzen, that his sister in the vehemency of her prayer, did…

Bacon, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Roger, c.1214–1294?, English scholastic philosopher and scientist, a Franciscan. He studied at Oxford as well as at the Univ. of Paris and became one of the most celebrated and…

Brewer's: Augustan History

A series of histories of the Roman Empire from 157 to 285, ascribed to the six following authors: Delius Spartianus, Julius Capitolinus, Ælius Lampridius, Vulcatius Gallicanus, Trebellius…