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Amsdorf, Nikolaus von
(Encyclopedia) Amsdorf, Nikolaus vonAmsdorf, Nikolaus vonnēˈkōlous fən ämsˈdôrf [key], 1483–1565, German Protestant reformer. He became a devoted supporter of Martin Luther. Elector John Frederick I…Martin, Archer John Porter
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Archer John Porter, 1910–2002, English biochemist, educated at Cambridge. From 1938 to 1946 he carried on chemical research in the laboratories of the Wool Industries…Arrau, Claudio
(Encyclopedia) Arrau, ClaudioArrau, Claudioclawdēō ărˈrō [key], 1903–91, classical pianist, b. Chile. In 1911 he was sponsored by the Chilean government to study with Martin Krause in Berlin, where…Drexel, Anthony Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Drexel, Anthony JosephDrexel, Anthony Josephdrĕkˈsəl [key], 1826–93, American banker and philanthropist, b. Philadelphia. He entered (1838) at an early age the well-known banking firm…Kinderhook
(Encyclopedia) KinderhookKinderhookkĭnˈdərh&oobreve;kˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 1,293), Columbia co., SE N.Y.; settled before the Revolution, inc. 1838. Richard Upjohn designed St. Paul's Church…Jouvenet, Jean Baptiste
(Encyclopedia) Jouvenet, Jean BaptisteJouvenet, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ zh&oomacr;vənāˈ [key], 1644–1717, French painter, one of a family of painters. He worked in Paris in the studio of…Blest Gana, Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Blest Gana, AlbertoBlest Gana, Albertoälbārˈtō blĕst gäˈnä [key], 1830–1920, Chilean novelist. He is considered the principal 19th-century Spanish-American realist. Although as a…Venantius Fortunatus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus)Venantius Fortunatus, Saintvēnănˈshəs fôrˌty&oomacr;nāˈtəs [key], d. c.600, Latin poet, b. near Treviso,…Synge, Richard Laurence Millington
(Encyclopedia) Synge, Richard Laurence Millington, 1914–94, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1941. Synge was a researcher at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, from 1943 to 1948…holiday
(Encyclopedia) holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by…Trending
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