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Barnett, Samuel Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Barnett, Samuel AugustusBarnett, Samuel Augustusbärˈnĕt [key], 1844–1913, English clergyman and social worker. As vicar of St. Jude's, Whitechapel, in the slums of London, he pioneered…Aosta
(Encyclopedia) Aosta Aosta äôˈstä [key], city, capital of Valle d'Aosta region and of Aosta prov., NW Italy, near the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard roads.…Maecenas
(Encyclopedia) Maecenas (Caius Maecenas)Maecenasmĭsēˈnəs, mē– [key], d. 8 b.c., Roman statesman and patron of letters. He was born (between 74 b.c. and 64 b.c.) into a wealthy family and was a…Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus: see Stanislaus II.Toynbee Hall
(Encyclopedia) Toynbee Hall: see Barnett, Samuel Augustus.Stevens, Edwin Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Edwin Augustus: see under Stevens, family.Alexandria, city, Egypt
(Encyclopedia) Alexandria, Arabic Al Iskandariyah, city, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is at the western extremity of the Nile River delta, situated on a narrow isthmus between…Octavia
(Encyclopedia) OctaviaOctaviaŏktāˈvēə [key]. 1 d. 11 b.c., Roman matron, sister of Emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Antony, her second husband. For some years, she helped maintain peace between her…Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von
(Encyclopedia) Augustenburg, Christian Augustus, Herzog von: see Schleswig-Holstein.Golding, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Golding, Arthur, c.1536–c.1605, English translator. He translated many Latin classics, including Caesar's Gallic War and Ovid's Metamorphoses. A Calvinist, Golding tried to infuse the…Trending
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