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Euler-Chelpin, Hans Karl August Simon von
(Encyclopedia)Euler-Chelpin, Hans Karl August Simon von, 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1895. He spent his entire career at Stockholm Univ., first as professor and later as dire...Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen
(Encyclopedia)Al-Fasi, Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen äl-fäˈsē [key], 1013–1103, prominent Jewish Talmudic scholar of the very late Gaonic period, b. near Fès, N Africa. He headed the rabbinical school at Fès unt...Astor, John Jacob, 1763–1848, American merchant
(Encyclopedia)Astor, John Jacob ăsˈtər [key], 1763–1848, American merchant, b. Walldorf, near Heidelberg, Germany. At the age of 16 he went to England, and five years later, in 1784, he arrived in Baltimore, p...Astor, John Jacob, 1822–90, American financier
(Encyclopedia)Astor, John Jacob, 1822–90, American financier, b. New York City, educated at Columbia and Göttingen universities and at Harvard law school; son of William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875). He served ...Knight, Gwendolyn
(Encyclopedia)Knight, Gwendolyn: see Lawrence, Jacob. ...Isaac
(Encyclopedia)Isaac īˈzək [key] [Heb.,=laughter], according to the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis, Isaac was the only son of Abraham and Sara. He married Rebecca, and their sons were Esau and Jaco...El-beth-el
(Encyclopedia)El-beth-el [Heb.,=God of the house of God], in the Bible, name given by Jacob to a place in Canaan where God appeared to him.Mendel, David
(Encyclopedia)Mendel, David: see Neander, Johann August Wilhelm. ...Dinah
(Encyclopedia)Dinah dīˈnə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Jacob and Leah. ...Edar
(Encyclopedia)Edar ēˈdär [key], in the Bible, tower, near which Jacob pitched his tent. ...Browse by Subject
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