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Rethel, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Rethel, AlfredRethel, Alfredälˈfrĕt rāˈtəl [key], 1816–59, German historical painter and draftsman. He gained a reputation in Frankfurt, where he painted Daniel in the Lions' Den and…Mombert, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Mombert, AlfredMombert, Alfredälˈfrĕt mômˈbĕrt [key], 1872–1942, German poet. He was briefly a lawyer and public official. His works, characterized by mysticism, fantasy, and…Marie
(Encyclopedia) MarieMariemərēˈ [key], 1875–1938, queen of Romania, consort of Ferdinand. The daughter of Alfred, duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, she was the granddaughter of Czar…Ine
(Encyclopedia) IneIneīˈnə [key], king of Wessex (688–726). In 694 he forced the people of Kent to pay compensation for the murder of a kinsman, and he extended his sway over Sussex and Surrey and…Hallowell, Alfred Irving
(Encyclopedia) Hallowell, Alfred IrvingHallowell, Alfred Irvinghălˈəwĕlˌ [key], 1892–1974, American anthropologist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1914; A.M., 1920; Ph.D., 1924…Fried, Alfred Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Fried, Alfred HermannFried, Alfred Hermannälˈfrāt hĕrˈmän frēt [key], 1864–1921, Austrian pacifist. He moved to Berlin, where he was a bookseller and a writer. Influenced by Bertha von…Gusenbauer, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Gusenbauer, AlfredGusenbauer, Alfredälˈfrĕd g&oomacr;sĕnbouˌər [key], 1960–, Austrian politician, grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D. 1987). Active in the Social Democratic party from a…Brewer's: Cottage Countess
(The). Sarah Higgins, of Shropshire, daughter of a small farmer, in 1790 married Henry Cecil, Marquis of Exeter and Lord of Burleigh. The bridegroom was at the time living under the name…Brewer's: Ronald
Lord Ronald gave Lady Clare a lily-white doe as a love-token, and the cousins were to be married on the following day. Lady Clare opened her heart to Alice the nurse, and was then informed…Rosenberg, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg, AlfredRosenberg, Alfredälˈfrĕt rōˈzənbĕrk [key], 1893–1946, German Nazi leader. He was born in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia), and studied architecture in Riga, and later in…