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Modestinus, Herennius
(Encyclopedia) Modestinus, HerenniusModestinus, Herenniushərĕnˈēəs mŏdəstīˈnəs [key], fl. c.a.d. 250, Roman jurist; student of Ulpian. Under the Roman Empire he was one of the five jurists, including…May, Rollo
(Encyclopedia) May, Rollo, 1909–94, American psychologist, b. Ada, Ohio. Previously a theological student and Congregational minister, May received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia…Ritson, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Ritson, Joseph, 1752–1803, English antiquarian and scholar, b. Stockton-on-Tees. An industrious student of English literature, he attacked Thomas Warton's scholarship in Observations…Flandrin, Hippolyte Jean
(Encyclopedia) Flandrin, Hippolyte JeanFlandrin, Hippolyte Jeanēpôlētˈ zhäN fläNdrăNˈ [key] 1809–64, French painter; student and follower of Ingres. Influenced by the primitivism of Giotto, he is…Buckland, William
(Encyclopedia) Buckland, William, 1784–1856, English geologist. He was dean of Westminster from 1845. First to note in England the action of glacial ice on rocks, he did much to bring physical and…Brewster, Kingman, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brewster, Kingman, Jr., 1919–88, American educator and public official, b. Longmeadow, Mass., grad. Yale (A.B., 1941) and Harvard (LL.B., 1948). He was a professor of law at Harvard (…Werve, Claus van de
(Encyclopedia) Werve, Claus van deWerve, Claus van deklous vän də vĕrˈvə [key], d. 1439, Flemish sculptor. The nephew and student of Claus Sluter, Werve succeeded his uncle as chief sculptor to…Bouvier, John
(Encyclopedia) Bouvier, JohnBouvier, Johnb&oobreve;vērˈ [key], 1787–1851, American writer on law, b. France. He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1802 with his parents and later was a lawyer and…Kölcsey, Ferenc
(Encyclopedia) Kölcsey, FerencKölcsey, Ferencfĕˈrĕnts kölˈchĕĭ [key], 1790–1838, Hungarian writer and orator. A student of the Enlightenment, he aided his friend Krasiński in a reform of the…Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie
(Encyclopedia) Raffet, Denis Auguste MarieRaffet, Denis Auguste Mariedənēˈ ōgüstˈ märēˈ räfāˈ [key], 1804–60, French lithographer and illustrator; student of Charlet and of Gros. He attained an…Trending
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