(Encyclopedia) Brown, Mather, 1761–1831, American portrait and historical painter, b. Boston. He studied under Benjamin West in London and continued to work in England. His portraits include those of…
(Encyclopedia) Benson, Edward Frederic, 1867–1940, English author; 3d son of Archbishop Benson. He wrote several biographies and reflections on contemporary society, but he is chiefly remembered for…
(Encyclopedia) Thurston, Lorrin Andrews, 1858–1931, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He was the son of missionaries in Hawaii. Favoring U.S. annexation of Hawaii, he was one of the leaders of the…
(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Sir Arthur, 1891–1975, English composer. Bliss's teachers included Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953.…
(Encyclopedia) Quintana, Manuel JoséQuintana, Manuel Josémänwĕlˈ hōsāˈ kēntäˈnä [key], 1772–1857, Spanish poet. He held high government posts and was tutor to Queen Isabella II. One of the last…
(Encyclopedia) Radama IRadama Irädäˈmə [key], c.1793–1828, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar. He succeeded (1810) his father, Andrianimpoinimerina, as king of Merina, a small kingdom on the…
(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl, 1805–75, English historian. He was undersecretary for foreign affairs (1834–35) in Sir Robert Peel's first ministry and secretary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl ofGodolphin, Sidney Godolphin, 1st earl ofgədŏlˈfĭn [key], 1645–1712, English statesman. He early established a lasting friendship with John…
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (…
