(Encyclopedia) Mucha, AlphonseMucha, AlphonseälfôNsˈ m&oobreve;khˈä [key], 1860–1939, Czech artist. Mucha's art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set the…
(Encyclopedia) Hale, Horatio Emmons, 1817–96, American-Canadian ethnologist, b. Newport, N.H.; son of Sarah Josepha Hale. He served as ethnologist on the Charles Wilkes exploring expedition (1838–42…
(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849–1930, African-American author and crusader for black advancement, b. near Charleston, S.C. The son of a white father and a slave mother, he was graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Emily (Sarah Emily Davies)Davies, Emilydāˈvĭs [key], 1830–1921, British feminist, co-founder of Girton College, Cambridge. Educated at home, she became (1862) secretary of a…
(Encyclopedia) Sardou, VictorienSardou, VictorienvēktôryăNˈ särd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1831–1908, French dramatist. Author of some 70 plays, he won great popularity with his light comedies and…
(Encyclopedia) Austin, John, 1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. of London, and his lectures were published (with additional material) as The…
(Encyclopedia) Sudermann, HermannSudermann, Hermannhĕrˈmän z&oomacr;ˈdərmän [key], 1857–1928, German dramatist and novelist. His play Die Ehre (1889; tr. Honor, 1906) was one of the first…
