NEVILLE, Joseph, a Representative from Virginia; born in 1730; burgess for Hampshire County 1773-1776; member of the conventions of December 1, 1775, and May 6, 1776; served in the Continental…
DICKINSON, David W., (nephew of William Hardy Murfree), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Franklin, Tenn., June 10, 1808; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the…
(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…
(Encyclopedia) Hare, Sir John, 1844–1921, English actor-manager, whose original name was John Fairs. From 1856 to 1874 he was a prominent actor with the Bancrofts' company in the plays of Tom…
(Encyclopedia) Gravelot, HubertGravelot, Hubertübĕrˈ grävlōˈ [key], 1699–1772, French engraver. Gravelot was instrumental in introducing the French rococo pictorial tradition to England. The books he…
(Encyclopedia) burnet, hardy perennial herb of the family Rosaceae (rose) found in temperate regions, usually with white or greenish flowers. The European species are sometimes cultivated for the…
(Encyclopedia) Ramanujan, SrinivasaRamanujan, Srinivasashrēˌnĭväˈsə rämäˈn&oobreve;jən [key], 1889–1920, Indian mathematician. He was a self-taught genius in pure mathematics who made original…
SCOTT, John Roger Kirkpatrick, (father of Hardie Scott), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa., July 6, 1873; moved with his parents to Wilkes-Barre, Pa…
(Encyclopedia) Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager…
(Encyclopedia) Innes, Michael, pseud. of John Innes Mackintosh Stewart, 1906–94, British writer and scholar, b. near Edinburgh. From 1969 to 1973 he was a reader in English literature at Oxford.…
