(Encyclopedia) Bolzano, BernardBolzano, Bernardbōltsäˈnō [key], 1781–1848, Czech philosopher, mathematician, and theologian. Though as a Catholic priest he himself was primarily concerned with…
(Encyclopedia) Berenson, BernardBerenson, Bernardbĕrˈənsən [key], 1865–1959, American art critic and connoisseur of Italian art, b. Lithuania, grad. Harvard, 1887. An expert and an arbiter of taste,…
(Encyclopedia) Brodie, Bernard, 1910–78, American military strategist, b. Chicago. Brodie edited The Absolute Weapon (1946), the first book on nuclear strategy, and was a strategic theorist at the…
(Encyclopedia) Bernard, ClaudeBernard, Claudeklōd bĕrnärˈ [key], 1813–78, French physiologist. He turned from literature to medicine, working in Paris under Magendie and teaching at the Collège de…
(Encyclopedia) Saisset, BernardSaisset, Bernardbĕrnärˈ sĕsāˈ [key], d. 1314, French churchman. In 1295 he became bishop of Pamiers (near Foix, S France). He was sent (1301) by Pope Boniface VIII as…
CAULFIELD, Bernard Gregory, a Representative from Illinois; born in Alexandria, Va., October 18, 1828; received a classical education; was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.,…
(Encyclopedia) Alamein, ElAlamein, Elĕl ăləmānˈ, älə– [key] or Al AlamaynAl Alamaynäl älămānˈ [key], town, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was the site of a decisive British victory in World…
REILLY, James Bernard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pinedale, West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pa., August 12, 1845; attended the public schools and was graduated…
