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Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore
(Encyclopedia) Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, 1877–1947, U.S. senator (1935–47), b. near Poplarville, Pearl River co., Miss. After study at the Univ. of Nashville (1897–1900) and Vanderbilt Univ. law…Cavell, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Cavell, EdithCavell, Edithkăvˈəl [key], 1865–1915, English nurse. When World War I broke out, she was head of the nursing staff of the Berkendael Medical Institute in Brussels. In 1915…Auchincloss, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Auchincloss, Louis (Louis Stanton Auchincloss)Auchincloss, Louisôˈkĭnklŏs [key], 1917–2010, American novelist and man of letters, b. Lawrence, New York; studied Yale, Univ. of Virginia…Čapek, Karel
(Encyclopedia) Čapek, KarelČapek, Karelkäˈrĕl [key]Čapek, Karel chäˈpĕk [key] 1890–1938, Czech playwright, novelist, and essayist. He is best known as the author of two brilliant satirical plays—R. U…Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)
(Encyclopedia) Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)ăthˈərtən [key], 1857–1948, American writer, b. San Francisco. She wrote a series of historical novels about…More, Paul Elmer
(Encyclopedia) More, Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, American critic, educator, and philosopher, b. St. Louis. More taught Sanskrit and classical literature and then was a newspaper editor until 1914, after…Morison, Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Morison, Stanley, 1889–1967, English typographer and journalist. Morison was typographical consultant to Cambridge Univ. Press and to the English Monotype Corp. and editor of the…Morrill, Justin Smith
(Encyclopedia) Morrill, Justin Smith, 1810–98, American politician, b. Strafford, Vt. A prosperous merchant, he helped organize (1855) the Republican party in Vermont. First elected to Congress in…Moore, Clement Clarke
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779–1863, American educator and poet, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1798. A biblical scholar, he was professor of Asian and Greek literature at the…Martin, Luther
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Luther, c.1748–1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding…Trending
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