(Encyclopedia) Roth, Joseph or JózefRoth, Joseph or Józefyōˈzĕf rōt [key], 1894–1939, Austrian novelist, essayist, journalist, and publisherb. Brody, Galicia. An outspoken critic of Hitler and…
(Encyclopedia) Addison, Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist, poet, and statesman. He was educated at Charterhouse, where he was a classmate of Richard Steele, and at Oxford, where he became a…
(Encyclopedia) Bédier, JosephBédier, Josephzhôzĕfˈ bādyāˈ [key], 1864–1938, French authority on medieval literature. He was professor at the Collège de France and a member of the French Academy. His…
(Encyclopedia) Reinach, JosephReinach, Josephzhôzĕfˈ rĕnäkˈ [key], 1856–1921, French publicist and lawyer. An associate of Léon Gambetta, he waged (1889) a campaign against General Boulanger in the…
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Joseph, 1741–85, American Revolutionary political leader and army officer, b. Trenton, N.J. He studied law, was admitted (1763) to the bar, and then went to London to study at…
(Encyclopedia) Pulitzer, JosephPulitzer, Josephp&oobreve;ˈlĭtsər, py&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1847–1911, American newspaper publisher and politician, b. Hungary. He emigrated to the United States in…
(Encyclopedia) Ritson, Joseph, 1752–1803, English antiquarian and scholar, b. Stockton-on-Tees. An industrious student of English literature, he attacked Thomas Warton's scholarship in Observations…
(Encyclopedia) Papp, Joseph, 1921–91, American theatrical director and producer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. as Joseph Papirofsky. Papp, a major influence in American theater, founded the nonprofit New York…
(Encyclopedia) Nollekens, JosephNollekens, Josephnŏlˈĭkənz [key], 1737–1823, English sculptor, b. London. He studied in Rome and in 1770 returned to London, where he became the most fashionable…
(Encyclopedia) Needham, JosephNeedham, Josephnēdˈəm [key], 1900–1995, British biochemist, historian of science, and sinologist, b. London. He had a lifelong association with Cambridge, where he was…
