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Diepenbeeck, Abraham van
(Encyclopedia) Diepenbeeck, Abraham vanDiepenbeeck, Abraham vanvän dēˈpənbākˌ [key], 1596–1675, Flemish glass painter, book illustrator, and painter. He was active mainly in Antwerp and was strongly…Maslow, Abraham Harold
(Encyclopedia) Maslow, Abraham HaroldMaslow, Abraham Haroldmăzˈlō [key], 1908–70, American psychologist, b. Brooklyn, New York, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin (1934). He taught at Brooklyn College from…Grierson, Sir George Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Grierson, Sir George AbrahamGrierson, Sir George Abrahamgrĭrˈsən [key], 1851–1941, Irish philologist. Besides writing grammars of many modern Indian vernaculars, Grierson directed the…Abildgaard, Nikolaj Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Abildgaard, Nikolaj AbrahamAbildgaard, Nikolaj Abrahamnĭkōlīˈ äˈbēlgôrd [key], 1743–1809, Danish painter of the neoclassical school. He was a student of Eckersberg. Among his own…Heschel, Abraham Joshua
(Encyclopedia) Heschel, Abraham JoshuaHeschel, Abraham Joshuahĕshˈəl [key], 1907–72, American Jewish philosopher and theologian, b. Warsaw, Poland. He succeeded Martin Buber as director of the…Abraham Brumberg Biography
writer on Eastern EuropeDied: January 26, 2008 (Chevy Chase, Maryland) Best Known as: writer on Eastern Europe and editor of Problems of Communism…Spencer Abraham Biography
Spencer Abraham George W. Bush's secretary of Energy Born: 6/12/1952Birthplace: East Lansing, Mich. As a senator from Michigan, Abraham on three occasions proposed eliminating the…The Resurgence of Abraham Lincoln
Almost 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln reemerges as a leading figure in politics and pop culture. by Jennie Wood Benjamin Walker gets into character for the title role of the…Brewer's: An Abraham Newland
A banknote. So called because, in the early part of the nineteenth century, none were genuine but those signed by this name. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: To Sham Abraham.
To pretend illness or distress, in order to get off work. (See Abram-Man.) I have heard people say Sham Abram you may, But must not Sham Abraham Newland. —T. Dibdin or Upton Abraham…Trending
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