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Hesburgh, Theodore Martin

(Encyclopedia) Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917–2015, American educator and civil rights advocate, b. Syracuse, N.Y., grad. Pontifical Gregorian Univ. (1939), Catholic Univ. of America (Ph.D., 1945).…

Guzmán, Martín Luis

(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Martín LuisGuzmán, Martín Luismärtēnˈ l&oomacr;ēsˈ g&oomacr;smänˈ [key], 1887–1977, Mexican novelist and journalist. Guzmán worked as a journalist during the Mexican…

Frobisher, Sir Martin

(Encyclopedia) Frobisher, Sir MartinFrobisher, Sir Martinfrōˈbĭshər [key], 1535?–1594, English mariner. He went to sea as a boy, and spent much of his youth in the African trade. He later gained the…

Johnson, Martin Elmer

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Martin Elmer, 1884–1937, American explorer and author, b. Rockford, Ill. He left home at 14 to work his way to Europe on a cattle boat, returning as a stowaway. He then joined…

Loeffler, Charles Martin

(Encyclopedia) Loeffler, Charles MartinLoeffler, Charles Martinlĕfˈlər [key], 1861–1935, American composer and violinist, b. Alsace, France; he studied in Kiev, Berlin, and Paris. In 1881 he…

Nexø, Martin Andersen

(Encyclopedia) Nexø, Martin AndersenNexø, Martin Andersenmärˈtēn änˈdərsĕn nĕksö [key], 1869–1954, Danish novelist. Born one of 11 children in a Copenhagen slum, he spent his impoverished childhood…

Martin, François Xavier

(Encyclopedia) Martin, François XavierMartin, François XavierfräNswäˈ zävyāˈ märtăNˈ [key], 1762–1846, American jurist, b. Marseilles, France. He emigrated to the United States (c.1786) and was…

Martin, Glenn Luther

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Glenn Luther, 1886–1955, American aviation pioneer, b. Macksburg, Iowa. Martin built his first airplane in 1909, and in 1912 set the world over-water record, flying from…

Martin, Homer Dodge

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Homer Dodge, 1836–97, American landscape painter, b. Albany, N.Y. His earlier works are in the style of the Hudson River school, but after his stay in France (1881–86) his work…