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Bushnell, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Bushnell, HoraceBushnell, Horaceb&oobreve;shˈnəl [key], 1802–76, American Congregational minister, b. Bantam, Conn. Bushnell became (1833) pastor of the North Church, Hartford,…Binney, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Binney, Horace, 1780–1875, American lawyer, b. Philadelphia. A leading lawyer in Pennsylvania, Binney was appointed in 1808 a director of the First Bank of the United States. He served…White, Horace
(Encyclopedia) White, Horace, 1834–1916, American journalist and author, b. Colebrook, N.H., grad. Beloit College, 1853. As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune he covered the Lincoln-Douglas debates…Porter, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Horace, 1837–1921, American soldier and diplomat, b. Huntingdon, Pa. In the Civil War he saw varied service, mostly as an ordnance officer, before becoming (1864) aide-de-camp…Pippin, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Pippin, Horace, 1888–1946, American primitive painter, b. West Chester, Pa. He worked as a porter, peddler, and warehouseman and never studied art. He was severely wounded in World War…Mayo, Charles Horace
(Encyclopedia) Mayo, Charles HoraceMayo, Charles Horacemāˈō [key], 1865–1939, American surgeon, b. Rochester, Minn., M.D. Northwestern Univ., 1888. He specialized in goiter and cataract operations.…Lucilius, Gaius
(Encyclopedia) Lucilius, GaiusLucilius, Gaiusgāˈəs l&oomacr;sĭlˈēəs, gīˈəs [key], c.180–102? b.c., Latin satiric poet, considered the founder of Latin satire, b. Campania, Italy. About 1,300…Soracte
(Encyclopedia) SoracteSoractesōrăkˈtē [key], isolated mountain, 2,267 ft (691 m) high, in Latium, central Italy, N of Rome. It was celebrated in the poetry of Vergil and Horace. In ancient times it…Parton, James
(Encyclopedia) Parton, James, 1822–91, American biographer, b. England. He came to the United States in 1827. In 1848 he joined the staff of N. P. Willis's Home Journal in New York City. His…Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl ofRoscommon, Wentworth Dillon, 4th earl ofrŏskŏmˈən [key], 1633?–1685, English poet and scholar, b. Ireland. He was one of the first to praise…Trending
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