(Encyclopedia) Dobell, Sydney ThompsonDobell, Sydney Thompsondōbĕlˈ [key], 1824–74, English poet. He is best known for the melodramatic, extravagantly emotional poem Balder (1853). In 1855 he…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton College, at Clinton, N.Y.; coeducational; founded 1793 by Samuel Kirkland as Hamilton-Oneida Academy, chartered 1812 as Hamilton College. It was named for Alexander Hamilton.…
(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales Island, 2,231 sq mi (5,778 sq km), off SE Alaska; largest island of the Alexander Archipelago. The island is heavily forested, but has little arable land, no source of…
designerBorn: June 15, 1972Birthplace: Pakse, LaosBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 2 Hometown: Houston, Texas Chloe Dao was born into a very large…
Roman martyr Born: 2nd or 3rd century A Roman martyr, St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition. Her name is often taken by musical associations. In paintings—most famously…
director, writerBorn: 7/14/1918Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden Academy and Tony Award-winning Swedish screen and stage writer, director and producer known for his films that explore the philosophical…
designerBorn: June 15, 1972Birthplace: Pakse, LaosBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 2 Hometown: Houston, Texas Chloe Dao was born into a very large…
(Encyclopedia) ArkiteArkiteärˈkīt [key], in the Bible, the Canaanite tribe centered around Arka or Arca, a town near the E Mediterranean Sea NE of Tripoli. Arka, called Arca Caesarea and Caesarea…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Woodes, 1679?–1732, British privateer and colonial administrator. A romantic figure, Rogers plundered (1708–9) Spanish commerce in the Pacific and rescued Alexander Selkirk…
