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Kroeber, Alfred Louis
(Encyclopedia) Kroeber, Alfred LouisKroeber, Alfred Louiskrōˈbər [key], 1876–1960, American anthropologist, b. Hoboken, N.J., Ph.D. Columbia, 1901. He taught (1901–46) at the Univ. of California and…Derby, city, England
(Encyclopedia) Derby Derby därˈbē, dûrˈ– [key], city and unitary authority, central England, on the Derwent River…dictator
(Encyclopedia) dictator, originally a Roman magistrate appointed to rule the state in times of emergency; in modern usage, an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes extraconstitutional powers.…Christian I
(Encyclopedia) Christian IChristian Ikrĭsˈchən [key], 1426–81, king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64), count of Oldenburg, and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty of Danish…Durham, county, England
(Encyclopedia) Durham, officially County Durham, county, 1,015 sq mi (2,629 sq km), NE England, on the North Sea between the Tees and Tyne rivers;…higher criticism
(Encyclopedia) higher criticism, name given to a type of biblical criticism distinguished from textual or lower criticism. It seeks to interpret text of the Bible free from confessional and dogmatic…Gloucestershire
(Encyclopedia) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire glŏsˈtərshĭrˌ, glôˈstər– [key], county…Joseph, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who…Ramallah
(Encyclopedia) RamallahRamallahrämäˈlä [key], city (2007 pop. 27,4000), in the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. The administrative center for the Palestinian Authority, it lies in a fertile farming region…Robert of Geneva
(Encyclopedia) Robert of Geneva, d. 1394, Genevan churchman, antipope (1378–94; see Schism, Great) with the name Clement VII. He was archbishop of Cambrai (1368) and was created (1371) a cardinal. He…Trending
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