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Ernest Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Ernest Augustus, 1771–1851, king of Hanover (1837–51) and duke of Cumberland, fifth son of George III of England. At the accession of his niece Queen Victoria, the crowns of England…Pugin, Augustus Charles
(Encyclopedia) Pugin, Augustus CharlesPugin, Augustus Charlespy&oomacr;ˈjĭn [key], 1762–1832, English writer on medieval architecture, b. France. His writings and drawings furnished a mass of…Aedui
(Encyclopedia) AeduiAeduiĕˈdy&oomacr;ī [key] or HaeduiHaeduihĕˈdy&oomacr;ī [key], Gallic people, occupying in the 1st cent. b.c. a part of what later became Burgundy. Defeated by Ariovistus…Marriage and Household Statistics
/**/ One in fifty children are adopted in the United States. LGBT households adopt at higher rates than other households.Discover a variety of fascinating statistics about American families,…Möbius, Augustus Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Möbius, Augustus FerdinandMöbius, Augustus Ferdinandmōˈbēəs, Ger. möˈbēəs [key],(1790–1868), German mathematician and astronomer, b. Schulpforta, Saxony. A professor of astronomy at…Selwyn, George Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Selwyn, George AugustusSelwyn, George Augustussĕlˈwĭn [key], 1809–78, English prelate. In 1841 he was appointed to the colonial diocese of New Zealand, becoming the first Anglican…Czartoryski
(Encyclopedia) CzartoryskiCzartoryskichärtôrĭsˈkē [key], Polish princely family. Although of ancient lineage, it rose to prominence only in the 17th cent., and in the 18th cent. during the reign of…Polish Succession, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Polish Succession, War of the, 1733–35. On the death (1733) of Augustus II of Poland, Stanislaus I sought to reascend the Polish throne. He was supported by his son-in-law, Louis XV of…Roebling, John Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Roebling, John AugustusRoebling, John Augustusrōˈblĭng [key], 1806–69, German-American engineer, b. Mulhouse. He studied engineering in Berlin and in 1831 came to the United States. He…Sigismund Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Sigismund Augustus: see Sigismund II.Trending
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