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Thomas Estes NOELL, Congress, MO (1839-1867)
NOELL Thomas Estes , a Representative from Missouri; born in Perryville, Perry County, Mo., April 3, 1839; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1858 and…Brewer's: Dulce et Decorum est pro Patria Mori
(Latin). It is sweet and becoming to die on our country's behalf, or to die for one's country. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DulcimerDulce est Desipere in…Texas A&M University
(Encyclopedia) Texas A&M University, main campus at College Station; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1871 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, opened 1876…botanical garden
(Encyclopedia) botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants.…California, University of
(Encyclopedia) California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of…Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, cultural and educational institution founded in 1823 in Brooklyn, N.Y., as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library Association. The scope was…Brookings Institution
(Encyclopedia) Brookings Institution, at Washington, D.C.; chartered 1927 as a consolidation of the Institute for Government Research (est. 1916), the Institute of Economics (est. 1922), and the…Mellon Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Mellon Foundation, officially the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, philanthropic trust formed (1969) through the merger of the Avalon Foundation (est. 1940 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce) and the…Prince Edward Island, University of
(Encyclopedia) Prince Edward Island, University of, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1969 with the merger of Prince of Wales College (est…Cincinnati, University of
(Encyclopedia) Cincinnati, University of, at Cincinnati; coeducational; founded 1819 as Cincinnati College, incorporated 1870 as a municipal university, opened 1873, affiliated with the state…Trending
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