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Matthew Anthony DUNN, Congress, PA (1886-1942)

DUNN, Matthew Anthony, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pa., August 15, 1886; attended the public schools in Pittsburgh and Meyersdale; by accidents,…

Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders

(Encyclopedia) Petrie, Sir William Matthew FlindersPetrie, Sir William Matthew Flinderspēˈtrē [key], 1853–1942, English archaeologist, a noted Egyptologist. He excavated ancient remains in Britain (…

Synoptic Gospels

(Encyclopedia) Synoptic GospelsSynoptic Gospelssĭnŏpˈtĭk [key] [Gr. synopsis=view together], the first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), considered as a unit. They bear greater similarity to…

O'Neill, Shane

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Shane, 1530?–1567, Irish chieftain. The eldest son of Con O'Neill, 1st earl of Tyrone, he carried on a bitter feud with his father after Con accepted Henry VIII's nomination…