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Ireland Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 10/5/2022[source] Pres. Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach (Prime Min.) Micheál Martin Dep. Prime Min. VACANT…

Raphael Santi

(Encyclopedia) Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello SanzioRaphael Santiräfˌfäĕlˈlō sänˈtē, sänˈtsyō [key], 1483–1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, b. Urbino. In…

Harry Potter Haiku

More from the Harry Potter Poetry Archive Wizardry poetry from our readers! Read Harry Potter Haiku from our readers!   Other Fun Harry Poems from Our Readers   the winds blow and the…

Roland Holst, Henriëtte (van der Schalk)

(Encyclopedia) Roland Holst, Henriëtte (van der Schalk)Roland Holst, Henriëtte (van der Schalk)hĕnrēĕtˈə vän dĕr skhälk rōˈlänt hôlst [key], 1869–1952, Dutch writer. Her early Sonnets and Poems…

lion

(Encyclopedia) lion, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera leo, found in open country in Africa, with a few surviving in India. Lions have short-haired coats of tawny brown, with the tail…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

Rulers of the Roman Empire (table)

(Encyclopedia) Rulers of the Roman Empire(including dates of reign) Augustus, grandnephew of Julius Caesar, 27 b.c.–a.d. 14 Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, a.d. 14–a.d. 37 Caligula, grandnephew…

Classifying Animals

The inventor of modern scientific classification was Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) a Swedish botanist who classified and described more than 4,400 species of animals and 7,700 species of plants…

Germanus of Auxerre, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Germanus of Auxerre, SaintGermanus of Auxerre, Saintjərmāˈnəs, ōsĕrˈ [key], d. 448, Gaulish churchman, bishop of Auxerre (after c.418). St. Patrick was under his tutelage for 12 years…