Search
Search results
Displaying 141 - 150
Romero, Saint Óscar
(Encyclopedia) Romero, Saint Óscar (Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez), 1917–80, Salvadoran bishop and human rights advocate. He studied at the Gregorian Univ. in Rome and was ordained in 1942.…Matamoros, Mariano
(Encyclopedia) Matamoros, MarianoMatamoros, Marianomäryäˈnō mätämōˈrōs [key], d. 1814, Mexican revolutionist in the war against Spain. He was, like Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and José María Morelos y…Leland, John
(Encyclopedia) Leland or Leyland, John, c.1506–1552, English antiquary. He was successively chaplain and librarian to Henry VIII. In 1533 he was appointed king's antiquarian, and in this capacity…Dove, river, England
(Encyclopedia) DoveDovedŭv [key], river, c.40 mi (60 km) long, rising in the Pennines, Derbyshire, central England, and flowing S and SE to the River Trent near Burton upon Trent. It forms much of…André, Brother
(Encyclopedia) André, BrotherAndré, BrotheräNdrāˈ, änˈ– [key], 1845–1937, Canadian Roman Catholic mystic, b. St. Grégoire d'Iberville, Que. His secular name was Alfred Bissette, Bassette, or Bessette…Ney, Elisabeth
(Encyclopedia) Ney, Elisabeth or ElisabetNey, Elisabeth or Elisabetnī [key], 1833–1907, German-American sculptor, b. Münster. After studying sculpture at Munich and Berlin, she traveled widely and…Trent , river, England
(Encyclopedia) Trent, river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, rising on Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, W England. It flows generally NE through central England before joining with the Ouse River to form the…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: B
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Henry De La Warr FLOOD, Congress, VA (1865-1921)
FLOOD Henry De La Warr , a Representative from Virginia; born in "Eldon," Appomattox County, Va., September 2, 1865; attended the public schools of Appomattox and Richmond, Washington and Lee…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Letter to Maria Gisborne
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Peter Bell the Third The Witch of Atlas Letter to Maria Gisborne LEGHORN, July 1, 1820. The spider spreads her webs, whether she be In poet s tower, cellar, or barn,…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
