Search
Search results
Displaying 31 - 40
Chase, Philander
(Encyclopedia) Chase, Philander, 1775–1852, American Episcopal bishop, b. Cornish, N.H. After experience as a missionary in the West, he was elected (1818) first bishop of Ohio, where he founded…Kenyon College
(Encyclopedia) Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio; Episcopal; coeducational; chartered and opened 1824. It was founded by Philander Chase as a theological seminary with some undergraduate work and…Skierniewice
(Encyclopedia) SkierniewiceSkierniewiceskyĕrnyĕvēˈtsĕ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 44,000), Łódzkie prov., E central Poland. It is a railway junction and manufacturing center where electrical goods,…Worms
(Encyclopedia) WormsWormsvôrms [key], city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center. Manufactures include…Würzburg
(Encyclopedia) WürzburgWürzburgvürtsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], city (1994 pop. 128,875), capital of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Main River. It is an industrial city, the center…Manning, William Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Manning, William Thomas, 1866–1949, American Episcopal bishop of New York, b. England, received his collegiate and theological training at the Univ. of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.…Delémont
(Encyclopedia) Delémont Delémont dəlāmôNˈ [key], Ger. Delsberg, town, capital of Jura canton, NW…Langres
(Encyclopedia) LangresLangresläNˈgrə [key], town (1990 pop. 11,026), Haute-Marne dept., NE France. An agricultural center, its manufactures include machinery and plastics. It has an old and famous…African Methodist Episcopal Church
(Encyclopedia) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist denomination (see Methodism). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about…Passau
(Encyclopedia) PassauPassaupäsˈou [key], city (1994 pop. 51,041), Bavaria, SE Germany, at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, near the border with Austria. It is a river port, rail…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
