(Encyclopedia) Browne, Thomas Alexander, pseud. Rolf BoldrewoodRolf Boldrewoodrōf bôlˈdərw&oobreve;dˌ, rôlf [key], 1826–1915, Australian author. A squatter, a magistrate, and a commissioner in…
(Encyclopedia) Buckle, Henry Thomas, 1821–62, English historian. Contemptuous of the historical writing of his day, with its intense concern with politics, wars, and heroes, Buckle undertook the…
(Encyclopedia) Cech, Thomas RobertCech, Thomas Robertchĕk [key], 1947–, American microbiologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley. A professor at the Univ. of Colorado, he discovered…
(Encyclopedia) Brock, Sir Thomas, 1847–1922, English sculptor. One of the leading sculptors under the reign of Victoria, he enjoyed a long and successful career. He became an Academician in 1891 and…
(Encyclopedia) Whittredge, Thomas WorthingtonWhittredge, Thomas Worthingtonhwĭtˈrĭj [key], 1820–1910, American painter, b. Springfield, Ohio. He studied in Paris, Düsseldorf, and Rome before…
(Encyclopedia) Bodley, Sir Thomas, 1545–1613, English scholar and diplomat, organizer of the Bodleian Library at Oxford. He was a Greek scholar and teacher at Oxford, and in 1584 he was elected to…
(Encyclopedia) Urquhart or Urchard, Sir ThomasUrquhart or Urchard, Sir Thomasboth: ûrˈkərt [key], 1611–60, Scottish translator and author. A royalist, he was knighted (1641) by Charles I and fought…
