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Matthew, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Matthew, Thomas: see Rogers, John (1500?–1555).

Green, Matthew

(Encyclopedia) Green, Matthew, 1696–1737, English poet. His one important poem, The Spleen (1737), marked by its wit, was in praise of the contemplative life.

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Abel, in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, killed by his older brother, Cain; in the Gospel of St. Matthew, mentioned as the first martyr.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2003 News

Austrian-born movie star and body builder, was elected governor of California in October. Voters approved the recall of Gray Davis and overwhelmingly elected Schwarzenegger over the 134…

Arnold Newman 2006 Deaths

Arnold NewmanAge: 88 pioneering portrait photographer who developed and popularized “environmental portraiture,” a method in which he set his subjects with elements of their professions or…

Geulincx, Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Geulincx, ArnoldGeulincx, Arnoldgöˈlĭngks [key], 1624–69, Flemish Cartesian philosopher, b. Antwerp. One of the founders of occasionalism, his philosophy is characterized by a curious…

Ward, Mrs. Humphry

(Encyclopedia) Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 1851–1920, English novelist, whose maiden name was Mary Augusta Arnold; granddaughter of Thomas Arnold. She was born in Tasmania but was brought to England and grew…

Toynbee, Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Toynbee, ArnoldToynbee, Arnoldtoinˈbē [key], 1852–83, English economic historian, philosopher, and reformer. After his graduation in 1878 he was a tutor at Balliol College, Oxford, and…

Quay, Matthew Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Quay, Matthew StanleyQuay, Matthew Stanleykwā [key], 1833–1904, American political leader, b. Dillsburg, Pa. He studied law in Pittsburgh and was admitted (1854) to the bar. He fought…