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Koster, Laurens Janszoon
(Encyclopedia) Koster or Coster, Laurens JanszoonKoster or Coster, Laurens Janszoonlouˈrəns yänˈsōn kôsˈtər [key], c.1370–c.1440, Dutch sexton of a church in Haarlem, one of the men to whom has been…Devils Island
(Encyclopedia) Devils Island, Fr. Île du Diable, the smallest and southernmost of the Îles du Salut, in the Caribbean Sea off French Guiana. A penal colony founded in 1852, it was used largely for…Henslow, John Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Henslow, John StevensHenslow, John Stevenshĕnzˈlō [key], 1796–1861, English botanist. He was professor of mineralogy (1822–27) and of botany (1827–61) at Cambridge. Henslow was a…Reyer, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Reyer, ErnestReyer, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ rāyĕrˈ [key], 1823–1909, French composer and critic, whose name originally was Louis Étienne Ernest Rey. Largely self-taught, he was strongly…Azazel
(Encyclopedia) AzazelAzazeləzāˈzəl, ăzˈəzĕl [key], in the Bible, an obscure term found in the ritual of the scapegoat in the Book of Leviticus. Azazel may be the place to which the scapegoat was sent…Fould, Achille
(Encyclopedia) Fould, AchilleFould, Achilleäshēlˈ f&oomacr;ld [key], 1800–1867, French financier and politician. Fould gave financial backing to Louis Napoleon (later Emperor Napoleon III), whom…Cox, Louise Howland King
(Encyclopedia) Cox, Louise Howland King, 1865–1945, American painter, b. San Francisco. She studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League, New York, under Kenyon Cox. whom…Grisi, Giulia
(Encyclopedia) Grisi, GiuliaGrisi, Giuliaj&oomacr;ˈlyä grēˈzē [key], 1811–69, Italian operatic soprano. She toured the United States in 1854 with Giuseppe Mario, whom she married in 1856. Roles…Andronicus III
(Encyclopedia) Andronicus III (Andronicus Palaeologus), c.1296–1341, Byzantine emperor (1328–41), grandson of Andronicus II, whom he deposed after a series of civil wars. His chief minister was John…Tickell, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tickell, ThomasTickell, Thomastĭkˈəl [key], 1686–1740, English poet and translator. A contributor of verse to the Spectator, he was a friend of Addison, for whom he wrote a fine elegy…Trending
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