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Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson)

(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson), 1720–1800, English author, one of the bluestockings. She was noted for her wit and beauty, and her London literary salon was frequented by Johnson,…

Hastings, Warren

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Warren, 1732–1818, first governor-general of British India. Employed (1750) as a clerk by the East India Company, he soon became manager of a trading post in Bengal. When…

Le Play, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Le Play, Pierre Guillaume FrédéricLe Play, Pierre Guillaume Frédéricpyĕr gēyōmˈ frādārēkˈ lə plā [key], 1806–82, French sociologist and economist. As an engineer he traveled through…

Mackintosh, Sir James

(Encyclopedia) Mackintosh, Sir James, 1765–1832, British writer and public servant, b. Scotland. He was trained as a physician, but after settling (1788) in London he became a writer and lawyer. His…

Dodsley, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Dodsley, Robert, 1703–64, English publisher and author. He wrote occasional verses, and also several plays, including The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737); a ballad opera, The…

Biographies: Models

ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…

Brewer's: Brooks of Sheffield

An imaginary individual mentioned in David Copperfield. (See Harris, Mrs.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BroomBrook A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Ice-brook

A sword of ice-brook temper. Of the very best quality. The Spaniards used to plunge their swords and other weapons, while hot from the forge, into the brook Salo [Xalon], near Bilbilis, in…

Albert Brooks Biography

Albert Brooks (Albert Einstein)actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 7/22/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles Although he has appeared in many films, including Broadcast News (1987), in which he played a…