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(Encyclopedia) Adam le Bossu: see Adam de la Halle.La Halle, Adam de
(Encyclopedia) La Halle, Adam de: see Adam de la Halle.Life of Adam and Eve
(Encyclopedia) Life of Adam and Eve: see Adam and Eve, Life of.Adam and Eve, Life of
(Encyclopedia) Adam and Eve, Life of, early Jewish work included in the collection known as the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. It was probably written in Hebrew between 100 b.c. and a.d. 100. Based on…Adam, Adolphe Charles
(Encyclopedia) Adam, Adolphe CharlesAdam, Adolphe Charlesädōlfˈ shärlˈ ädäNˈ [key], 1803–56, French composer of the popular song Cantique de Noël. He composed more than 50 stage works, including…Marsh, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, Adam, or Adam de MariscoAdam de Mariscomârˈĭskō [key], d. 1259?, English Franciscan scholar. He was a student of Robert Grosseteste. When Grosseteste became bishop, Marsh took…Ferguson, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, AdamFerguson, Adamfûrˈgəsən [key], 1723–1816, Scottish philosopher and historian. He was professor of philosophy at the Univ. of Edinburgh (1759–85). His Essay on the History…Custine, Adam Philippe, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Custine, Adam Philippe, comte deCustine, Adam Philippe, comte deädäNˈ fēlēpˈ kôNt də küstēnˈ [key], 1740–93, French general. He served in the Seven Years War and in the American…Sedgwick, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Sedgwick, Adam, 1785–1873, English geologist. He was a professor at Cambridge from 1818. His most important work was a study, made with R. I. Murchison, of the rock formation of…Naruszewicz, Adam Stanislaw
(Encyclopedia) Naruszewicz, Adam StanislawNaruszewicz, Adam Stanislawäˈdäm stänēsˈläf när&oomacr;shĕˈvēch [key], 1733–96, Polish historian. A Jesuit, he became, after the suppression of his order…Trending
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