(Encyclopedia) Woods, Tiger (Eldrick Woods), 1975–, American golfer, b. Cypress, Calif. The son of an African-American father and a Thai mother, he was a college star at Stanford and became the only…
(Encyclopedia) bioethics, in philosophy, a branch of ethics concerned with issues surrounding health care and the biological sciences. These issues include the morality of abortion, euthanasia, in…
(Encyclopedia) Brownson, Orestes AugustusBrownson, Orestes Augustusôrĕsˈtēz, brounˈsən [key], 1803–76, American author and clergyman, b. Stockbridge, Vt. Largely self-taught, he became a vigorous and…
(Encyclopedia) Welsh literature, literary writings in the Welsh language.
In the 20th cent. attempts at language purification, interest in Welsh mythology, and a turning away from earlier Welsh…
(Encyclopedia) Leland or Leyland, John, c.1506–1552, English antiquary. He was successively chaplain and librarian to Henry VIII. In 1533 he was appointed king's antiquarian, and in this capacity…
(Encyclopedia) Leopold, Aldo, 1886–1948, American ecologist, b. Burlington, Iowa. He was an advocate for a “land ethic,” in which humans see themselves as part of a natural community. After work in…
(Encyclopedia) Kayser, Heinrich Gustav JohannesKayser, Heinrich Gustav Johanneshīnˈrĭkh g&oobreve;sˈtäf yōhänˈəs kīˈzər [key], 1853–1940, German physicist. He was professor at Bonn from 1894 to…
(Encyclopedia) Higginson, Francis, 1586–1630, American colonial clergyman, b. Leicestershire, England, M.A. Cambridge, 1613. Admitted (1614) to the ministry of the Church of England, he later became…
