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Howe, Edgar Watson

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Edgar Watson, 1853–1937, American editor and author, b. Treaty, near Wabash, Ind. From 1877 to 1911 he was editor and proprietor of the Atchison, Kans., Daily Globe, and in 1911…

Matthew of Westminster

(Encyclopedia) Matthew of Westminster, name for many years given to the supposed author of an English chronicle in Latin, the Flores historiarum. The chronicle was actually written by various monks.…

Macaulay, Dame Rose

(Encyclopedia) Macaulay, Dame RoseMacaulay, Dame Roseməkôˈlē [key], 1889?–1958, English author. Remembered primarily for her novels satirizing middle-class life, she first achieved fame with…

Madariaga, Salvador de

(Encyclopedia) Madariaga, Salvador de (Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo)Madariaga, Salvador desälväᵺōrˈ dā mäᵺäryäˈgä ē rōˈhō [key], 1886–1978, Spanish author and diplomat. In 1922 Madariaga became head…

Dwight, Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Dwight, Theodore, 1764–1846, American author, b. Northampton, Mass.; brother of Timothy Dwight and grandson of Jonathan Edwards. A leader of the Federalist party in New England, he…

Doughty, Charles Montagu

(Encyclopedia) Doughty, Charles MontaguDoughty, Charles Montagudōˈtē, douˈtē [key], 1843–1926, English author and traveler. He is best known for his Travels in Arabia Deserta (1888), describing his…

Archer, William

(Encyclopedia) Archer, William, 1856–1924, English author, critic, and translator, b. Scotland. Throughout his life he worked as drama critic on several London newspapers. He influenced the direction…

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…

La Harpe, Jean François de

(Encyclopedia) La Harpe, Jean François deLa Harpe, Jean François dezhäN fräNswäˈ də [key]La Harpe, Jean François de lä ärp [key], 1739–1803, French critic. He was the author of the monumental Cours…

Lathrop, George Parsons

(Encyclopedia) Lathrop, George ParsonsLathrop, George Parsonslāˈthrəp [key], 1851–98, American author, b. near Honolulu; studied in Germany (1867–70). He was the husband of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop,…