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Faure, Élie
(Encyclopedia) Faure, ÉlieFaure, Élieālēˈ fōr [key], 1873–1937, French art historian. Trained in medicine, he brought his scientific knowledge to bear in his study of the history of art, relating it…Bradley, Andrew Cecil
(Encyclopedia) Bradley, Andrew Cecil, 1851–1935, English scholar and critic, b. Cheltenham; brother of Francis Herbert Bradley. He taught at Oxford for many years and was professor of poetry there (…Washington, University of
(Encyclopedia) Washington, University of, at Seattle; state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1861 as the Territorial Univ. of Washington, renamed 1889. There are noted schools of…Adam's Peak
(Encyclopedia) Adam's Peak, Sinhalese Sri Padastanaya and Samanaliya, mountain, 7,360 ft (2,243 m) high, S central Sri Lanka. It is a sacred mountain, famous as a goal of pilgrimage for Buddhists,…Windsor, University of
(Encyclopedia) Windsor, University ofWindsor, University ofwĭnˈzər [key], at Windsor, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1857 as Assumption College. It achieved university status…Smith, Theobald
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Theobald, 1859–1934, American pathologist, b. Albany, N.Y., M.D. Albany Medical College, 1883. He was professor of bacteriology at Columbian (now George Washington) Univ. (1886–…Starling, Ernest Henry
(Encyclopedia) Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866–1927, English physiologist, b. India. He was professor (1899–1923) at University College, London. He was an authority on heart action and circulation. With…Norton, Eleanor Holmes
(Encyclopedia) Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 1937–, African-American lawyer and government official. As an attorney (1965–70) for the American Civil Liberties Union, she specialized in First Amendment…cryptosporidium
(Encyclopedia) cryptosporidiumcryptosporidiumkrĭpˌtōspərĭdˈēəm [key], genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. One of…melanin
(Encyclopedia) melaninmelaninmĕlˈənĭn [key], water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown…Trending
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