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Drake, Francis Marion
(Encyclopedia) Drake, Francis Marion, 1830–1903, Union army officer in the Civil War, railroad president, and governor of Iowa (1896–98), b. Rushville, Ill. He helped defend St. Joseph, Mo., against…Coquerel, Athanase Laurent Charles
(Encyclopedia) Coquerel, Athanase Laurent CharlesCoquerel, Athanase Laurent Charlesätänäzˈ lōräNˈ shärl kôkrĕlˈ [key], 1795–1868, French Protestant clergyman, noted for his eloquence as a preacher.…Costa, Isaäc da
(Encyclopedia) Costa, Isaäc daCosta, Isaäc daēˈsä-äk dä kôˈstä [key], 1798–1860, Dutch poet and historian, b. Amsterdam, of an aristocratic Sephardic Jewish family. Deeply influenced by Bilderdijk,…Churches of God, General Conference
(Encyclopedia) Churches of God, General Conference, conservative evangelical Christian bodies, Arminian in faith (see Jacobus Arminius), with certain Baptist doctrines. The movement originated during…Nevin, John Williamson
(Encyclopedia) Nevin, John Williamson, 1803–86, American theologian and educator, b. near Strasburg, Pa., grad. Union College, 1821, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1826. He was professor of…Pelham, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Pelham, HenryPelham, Henrypĕlˈəm [key], 1696–1754, British statesman; brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle. He entered Parliament in 1717 and served Sir Robert Walpole as…Sabatier, Auguste
(Encyclopedia) Sabatier, AugusteSabatier, Augusteôg&oomacr;stˈ säbätyāˈ [key], 1839–1901, French Protestant theologian. He was professor (1867–72) of reformed dogmatics at Strasbourg, and from…Heidelberg
(Encyclopedia) Heidelberg Heidelberg hīˈdəlbĕrkh [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, picturesquely situated…Marsden, Gerry
(Encyclopedia) Marsden, Gerry, 1942-2021, British pop singer and bandleader, b. Liverpool, England. Marsden was the leader of ‘60s British Invasion…Chávez, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Chávez, CarlosChávez, Carloskärˈlōs shäˈvās [key], 1899–1975, Mexican composer and conductor. In 1928, Chávez established the Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, which he conducted until…Trending
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