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Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteith

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish MonteithHamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteithēˈən, mŏn-tēthˈ [key], 1853–1947, British general. He served in many campaigns in Asia and Africa, distinguishing…

Brewer's: Monteith'

A scalloped basin to cool and wash glasses in; a sort of punch-bowl, made of silver or pewter, with a movable rim scalloped at the top; so called from its inventor. New things produce new…

Biographies: Deaths of 2013

// Cite Deaths of 2013 See also 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths 2010 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2013 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment Business,…

Cory, William Johnson

(Encyclopedia) Cory, William Johnson, 1823–92, English poet and classicist. He was assistant master at Eton from 1845 to 1872. His verse, of which Ionica (1858) is the best known, consists primarily…

Kostelanetz, André

(Encyclopedia) Kostelanetz, AndréKostelanetz, Andréänˈdrā kŏsˌtəläˈnĭts [key], 1901–80, American pianist and conductor, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. After studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of…

Booth, Evangeline Cory

(Encyclopedia) Booth, Evangeline Cory, 1865–1950, general of the Salvation Army, b. England; daughter of William Booth. At the age of 17, she began evangelistic preaching. She was field commissioner…

Cory GARDNER, Congress, CO (1974)

Senate Years of Service: 2015- Party: Republican GARDNER Cory , a Senator and a Representative from Colorado; born in Yuma, Yuma County, Colo., on August 22, 1974; graduated from Yuma High School,…

Edwin Arlington Robinson: Richard Cory

Richard CoryEdwin Arlington RobinsonWhenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim.…

Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany, 1340?–1420, regent of Scotland; third son of Robert II. As earl of Fife and Monteith, he held commands under his father and more than…