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Beecher, Catharine Esther
(Encyclopedia) Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800–1878, American educator, b. East Hampton, N.Y.; daughter of Lyman Beecher. She first taught in New London, Conn., and in 1824 founded a girls' school in…Tourgée, Albion Winegar
(Encyclopedia) Tourgée, Albion WinegarTourgée, Albion Winegart&oobreve;rzhāˈ [key], 1838–1905, American author and lawyer, b. Williamsfield, Ohio, studied at the Univ. of Rochester. After serving…Rule, Britannia
(Encyclopedia) Rule, Britannia, English patriotic song. The music was composed by Thomas Augustine Arne for his masque Alfred, first performed August 1, 1740, in commemoration of the accession of…pipestone
(Encyclopedia) pipestone, hard, dull red or mottled pink-and-white clay stone, carved by Native Americans into pipes. Called calumets (see calumet) the pipes were used extensively in ceremonials.…Taylor, Frederick Winslow
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856–1915, American industrial engineer, b. Germantown, Pa., grad. Stevens Institute of Technology, 1883. He was called the father of scientific management.…Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Arce Catacora, Luis Alberto, 1963–, Bolivian government official and political leader. Trained as an economist, Arce held several positions at Bolivia's central bank (1987–2006) before…Grant, George Munro
(Encyclopedia) Grant, George Munro, 1835–1902, Canadian educator and author, b. Nova Scotia, educated at the Univ. of Glasgow. From 1877 to 1902 he was principal of Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ont.;…Goldwater, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Goldwater, Robert, 1907–73, American art historian, b. New York City. Goldwater taught at Queens College, N.Y., from 1934 to 1957, when he was appointed professor of fine arts at New…Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st BaronHoughton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baronhouˈtən, hôˈ– [key], 1809–85, English author. Throughout much of his life he was an active…Hoogstraten, Samuel van
(Encyclopedia) Hoogstraten, Samuel vanHoogstraten, Samuel vansäˈmüĕl vän hōkhˈsträtən [key], 1627–78, Dutch portrait painter and etcher, studied with his father, Dirk van Hoogstraten (1596–1640), and…Trending
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