(Encyclopedia) Poole, ErnestPoole, Ernestp&oomacr;l [key], 1880–1950, American writer, b. Chicago, grad. Princeton, 1902. He was a magazine correspondent in Russia, France, and Germany before and…
(Encyclopedia) Dowson, Ernest ChristopherDowson, Ernest Christopherdouˈsən [key], 1867–1900, English poet. He attended Queens College, Oxford, but left in 1888 without taking a degree. Dowson's life…
Duke, David Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Duke, David Ernest, 1950-, American far-right politician and Klan leader, b. Tulsa, Ok., Louisiana State Univ. (B.A., 1974). Duke’s…
(Encyclopedia) Chausson, Ernest AmédéeChausson, Ernest Amédéeĕrnĕstˈ ämādāˈ shōsôNˈ [key], 1855–99, French composer. His music reflects the influence of César Franck and also suggests Debussy. Of his…
(Encyclopedia) Fenollosa, Ernest FranciscoFenollosa, Ernest Franciscofĕnəlōˈsə [key], 1853–1908, American Orientalist, educator, and poet, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. A pioneer in the study…
(Encyclopedia) Henley, William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor. Although crippled by tuberculosis of the bone, he led an active, vigorous life. As editor of several reviews…
(Encyclopedia) Hocking, William Ernest, 1873–1966, American idealist philosopher, b. Cleveland, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1901; Ph.D., 1904). He was professor of philosophy at Harvard from 1914 until his…
(Encyclopedia) Gruening, Ernest HenryGruening, Ernest Henrygrēnˈĭng [key], 1887–1974, American political leader, governor of Alaska (1939–53), and U.S. Senator (1959–69), b. New York City. He became…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Ernest Charles, 1819–69, English radical, lawyer, journalist, and poet. He was a prominent leader of the more militant wing of the Chartists (see Chartism). After imprisonment…