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Milne, David

(Encyclopedia) Milne, David, 1882–1953, Canadian painter, b. Ontario. He grew up in Canada and came to the United States in 1903, living for 13 years in New York City, where he studied at the Art…

Milne, John

(Encyclopedia) Milne, John, 1850–1913, British seismologist, b. Liverpool, educated at King's College and the Royal School of Mines. He worked as a mining engineer in Newfoundland and Labrador and…

Milne, A. A.

(Encyclopedia) Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander Milne)Milne, A. A.mĭln, mĭl [key], 1882–1956, English author. Milne began his literary career as a journalist and later became a regular contributor to…

Milne-Edwards, Henri

(Encyclopedia) Milne-Edwards, HenriMilne-Edwards, HenriäNrēˈ mēlˌnādwärsˈ [key], 1800–1885, French naturalist. He became professor at the Sorbonne (1843) and served at the Museum of Natural History,…

Alfred MILNES, Congress, MI (1844-1916)

MILNES, Alfred, a Representative from Michigan; born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, May 28, 1844; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Newton, Jasper…

William MILNES, Jr., Congress, VA (1827-1889)

MILNES, William, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Yorkshire, England, December 8, 1827; immigrated to the United States in 1829 with his parents, who settled in Pottsville, Pa.;…

Ashdown Forest

(Encyclopedia) Ashdown Forest, area of heathland and forest, c.10 sq mi (2,500 ha), East Sussex, SE England, famous as the setting for the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne. E. H. Shepard's…

Michael E. McMAHON, Congress, NY (1957)

McMAHON, Michael E., a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 12, 1957; graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; B.A.,…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

Dreyer, Carl Theodor

(Encyclopedia) Dreyer, Carl TheodorDreyer, Carl Theodorkärl tāˈōdôrˌ drīˈər [key], 1889–1968, Danish motion picture director. He began making films in Denmark in 1919. His Passion of Joan of Arc (…