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Ghiberti, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) Ghiberti, LorenzoGhiberti, Lorenzolōrĕnˈtsō gēbĕrˈtē [key], c.1378–1455, Florentine sculptor. He received his early training in the workshop of Bartoluccio. In 1401 he entered the…Valla, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) Valla, LorenzoValla, Lorenzolōrānˈtsō välˈlä [key], c.1407–57, Italian humanist. Valla knew Greek and Latin well and was chosen by Pope Nicholas V to translate Herodotus and Thucydides…Campeggio, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia) Campeggio, LorenzoCampeggio, Lorenzolōrĕntˈs kämpĕdˈjō [key], 1472?–1539, Italian churchman and diplomat, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was well known as a jurist before…Roscoe, William
(Encyclopedia) Roscoe, William, 1753–1831, English historian and author. He was called to the bar in 1774, and later, as a member of Parliament, fought against the slave trade (1806). The Life of…Lorenzo CROUNSE, Congress, NE (1834-1909)
CROUNSE Lorenzo , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Sharon, Schoharie County, N.Y., January 27, 1834; attended a seminary at Charlotteville, N.Y.; taught school; moved to Fort Plain, N.Y…Lorenzo DANFORD, Congress, OH (1829-1899)
DANFORD Lorenzo , a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, on October 18, 1829; attended the common schools and a college at Waynesburg, Pa., for two years;…Lorenzo BRENTANO, Congress, IL (1813-1891)
BRENTANO Lorenzo , a Representative from Illinois; born in Manneheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, November 4, 1813; studied jurisprudence in the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg and…Lorenzo BURROWS, Congress, NY (1805-1885)
BURROWS Lorenzo , a Representative from New York; born in Groton, Conn., March 15, 1805; attended the academies at Plainfield, Conn., and Westerly, R.I.; moved to New York and settled in Albion…Lorenzo SABINE, Congress, MA (1803-1877)
SABINE Lorenzo , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Concord (now Lisbon), N.H., February 28, 1803; moved to Boston, Mass., with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814;…Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte
(Encyclopedia) Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, ContePico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Contejōvänˈnē kōnˈtā pēˈkō dĕlˈlä mēränˈdōlä [key], 1463–94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age…Trending
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