(Encyclopedia) Sturza or Sturdza, Dimitrie A.Sturza or Sturdza, Dimitrie A.both: dēmēˈtrēyĕ st&oobreve;rˈdzə [key], 1833–1914, Romanian statesman, of a prominent Moldavian family. With Ion…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist. He was (1884–1908) keeper of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. From 1900 to 1935 he conducted excavations on the Greek island of…
(Encyclopedia) Strype, JohnStrype, Johnstrīp [key], 1643–1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. A graduate of Cambridge, he took holy orders. Much of his early life was spent in…
McMAHON, John A., (nephew of Clement Laird Vallandigham), a Representative from Ohio; born in Frederick County, Md., February 19, 1833; pursued academic studies; graduated from St. Xavierâs…
WILCOX, John A., a Representative from Mississippi; born in Greene County, N.C., April 18, 1819; moved to Tennessee; attended the common schools; moved to Mississippi and settled in Aberdeen;…
(Encyclopedia) Donne, JohnDonne, Johndŭn, dŏn [key], 1572–1631, English poet and divine. He is considered the greatest of the metaphysical poets.
All of Donne's verse—his love sonnets and his…
steel magnateBorn: 1912Birthplace: Kinlochleven, Highland, Scotland Though educated in Scotland at the Royal College of Science and Technology, he worked first in the U.S. before returning to the U…
furniture designerBorn: 1892Birthplace: London, England Having founded Gordon Russell Ltd. in 1923 to produce furniture, by the 1930s he and his brother Dick (1903–1981) had built a reputation as…
composerBorn: 1/2/1905Birthplace: London, England A composer of operas, chamber and solo pieces, symphonies, and choral works, Tippett was influenced not only by the classics, but also by jazz and…
(Henry Blackwell)publisher, booksellerBorn: 1889Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England After studying at Oxford, he entered the family bookselling business. He expanded the focus of the business…
