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Kelsey, Frances Oldham
(Encyclopedia) Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914–2015, Canadian-American pharmacologist, b. Cobble Hill, British Columbia, as Frances Kathleen Oldham, grad. McGill Univ. (B.Sc. 1934, M.Sc. 1935), Univ. of…W. W. Law 2002 Deaths
W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…Eliza E. Mother George Biography
Eliza E. “Mother” George Civil War nurseBorn: Oct. 20, 1808Birthplace: Bridport, Vt. Of her early life, little is known. Born Elizabeth Hamilton, she later married W. L. George and had three…A. E. Housman: The Isle of Portland
The Isle of PortlandThe star-filled seas are smooth to-night From France to England strown; Black towers above the Portland light The felon-quarried stone.On yonder island, not to rise,…Lawrence, T. E.
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward Lawrence), 1888–1935, British adventurer, soldier, and scholar, known as Lawrence of Arabia. While a student at Oxford he went on a walking tour of Syria…Howells, William Dean
(Encyclopedia) Howells, William Dean, 1837–1920, American novelist, critic, and editor, b. Martins Ferry, Ohio. Both in his own novels and in his critical writing, Howells was a champion of realism…Day, Stockwell
(Encyclopedia) Day, Stockwell, 1950–, Canadian political leader, b. Barrie, Ontario. He grew up in Montreal, attended (1970–71) the Univ. of Victoria, and held such jobs as auctioneer, deckhand,…Brewer's: First Grenadier of France
A title given by Napoleon to Latour d'Auvergne (1743-1800). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894First Stroke is Half the BattleFirst Gentleman of Europe A B C…Brewer's: Yellow Book of France
A report drawn up by government every year since 1861, designed to furnish historians with reliable information of the state, external and internal, of the French nation. It is called…Stevenson, Robert Louis
(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He…Trending
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