(Encyclopedia) Geiger, AbrahamGeiger, Abrahamgīˈgər [key], 1810–74, German rabbi, Semitic scholar and Orientalist, theologian, and foremost exponent of the Reform movement in Judaism. When he…
(Encyclopedia) Flexner, Abraham, 1866–1959, American educator, b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Johns Hopkins, 1886. After 19 years as a secondary school teacher and principal, he took graduate work at…
(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, AbrahamJacobi, Abrahamjəkōˈbē [key], 1830–1919, American pediatrician, founder of pediatrics in the United States, b. Westphalia, Germany, M.D. Bonn, 1851. He was imprisoned…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, AbrahamLincoln, Abrahamlĭngˈkən [key], 1809–65, 16th President of the United States (1861–65).
As time passed Lincoln became more and more the object of adulation; a full-…
(Encyclopedia) Mapu, AbrahamMapu, Abrahammäˈp&oomacr; [key], 1808–67, Lithuanian novelist who wrote in Hebrew. For many years an impoverished, itinerant schoolmaster, Mapu gained financial…
(Encyclopedia) Kuyper, AbrahamKuyper, Abrahamäˈbrähäm koiˈpər [key], 1837–1920, Dutch political figure and Calvinist theologian. After holding important pastorates, he became interested in politics…
(Encyclopedia) Tucker, Abraham, 1705–74, English philosopher, b. London. He studied law at Merton College, Oxford, and later devoted himself to independent study. He advanced the ethical view that…
(Encyclopedia) Whipple, Abraham, 1733–1819, American Revolutionary naval officer, b. Providence, R.I. In 1759–60, as captain of the privateer Game Cock in the French and Indian Wars, he captured…
(Encyclopedia) Cahan, AbrahamCahan, Abrahamkän [key], 1860–1951, Russian-American journalist, Socialist leader, and author, b. Vilnius, Lithuania. He emigrated to New York City in 1882, entered…
(Encyclopedia) Bosse, AbrahamBosse, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ bôs [key], 1602–76, French engraver and painter. He studied art in Paris and became a teacher of perspective in the Académie royale. A prolific and…
