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Zephaniah, prophet in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) ZephaniahZephaniahzĕfˌənīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Prophet, author of the book of Zephaniah. 2 Father of Hen. 3 Father of Josiah (2.) 4 Singer. 5 Important priest at the time of the…Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henri
(Encyclopedia) Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques HenriBernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques Henrizhäk äNrēˈ bĕrnärdăNˈ də săN–pyĕrˈ [key], 1737–1814, French naturalist and author. He was a friend of…Young, Ella Flagg
(Encyclopedia) Young, Ella Flagg, 1845–1918, American educator, b. Buffalo, N.Y. She was identified with the Chicago public school system for 53 years, as teacher, principal, and superintendent of…White, Bouck
(Encyclopedia) White, BouckWhite, Bouckbouk [key], 1874–1951, American clergyman and author, b. Middleburg, N.Y. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1904 but was dismissed from his post…Benoît de Sainte-More
(Encyclopedia) Benoît de Sainte-More or Benoît de Sainte-MaureBenoît de Sainte-Maurebĕnwäˈ də săNt–môrˈ [key], 1154–73, French trouvère. He was the author of the Roman de Troie, a romance in 30,000…Wellesz, Egon
(Encyclopedia) Wellesz, EgonWellesz, Egonāˈgŏn vĕlˈĕs [key], 1885–1974, Austrian composer and musicologist. Wellesz studied with Schoenberg at the same time as Berg and Webern. His early compositions…Vischer, Friedrich Theodor
(Encyclopedia) Vischer, Friedrich TheodorVischer, Friedrich Theodorfrēˈdrĭkh tāˈōdôr fĭshˈər [key], 1807–87, German aesthetic philosopher. He taught at Tübingen, and later at Zürich and Stuttgart.…Beke, Charles Tilstone
(Encyclopedia) Beke, Charles TilstoneBeke, Charles Tilstonebēk [key], 1800–1874, English explorer and author. In Ethiopia in 1840–43 he mapped c.70,000 sq mi (181,300 sq km) of the country,…van Dyke, Henry
(Encyclopedia) van Dyke, Henry, 1852–1933, American clergyman, educator, and author, b. Germantown, Pa., grad. Princeton, 1873, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1874. He was pastor of the Brick…van Loon, Hendrik Willem
(Encyclopedia) van Loon, Hendrik Willemvan Loon, Hendrik Willemvăn lōn [key], 1882–1944, American author and journalist, b. Rotterdam, Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1903 and…Trending
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