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Scaliger, Julius Caesar
(Encyclopedia) Scaliger, Julius Caesar, 1484–1558, Italian philologist and physician in France. Scaliger studied medicine and settled in France (1526), where he worked as a physician. A scholar of…Pula
(Encyclopedia) PulaPulap&oomacr;ˈlä [key], Ital. Pola, city (2011 pop. 57,460), W Croatia, on the Adriatic and at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. A major seaport and an industrial…Pharsalus
(Encyclopedia) PharsalusPharsalusfärˈsäləs [key], ancient city, Thessaly, Greece. Near there in 48 b.c., Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey, who had a much larger force. Lucan's Bellum Civile (…Ptolemy XIII
(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy XIII, 61?–47 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (51–47 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty; son of Ptolemy XII. On the death of his father he was under the guardianship of Pompey. He was…Catiline
(Encyclopedia) Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina)Catilinekătˈĭlīn [key], c.108 b.c.–62 b.c., Roman politician and conspirator. At first a conservative and a partisan of Sulla, he was praetor in 68 b.…Allobroges
(Encyclopedia) AllobrogesAllobrogesəlŏˈbrəjēz [key], Celtic tribe in Gaul, inhabiting later Dauphiné and Savoy. They were conquered (121 b.c.) by Quintus Fabius Maximus, who was called Allobrogicus…Lloyd Augustus Hall Biography
Lloyd Augustus HallchemistBorn: 6/20/1894Birthplace: Elgin, Ill. Lloyd Augustus Hall's work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry. Before accepting a position as chief chemist…Garrett Augustus Morgan Biography
Garrett Augustus MorganinventorBorn: 1877Birthplace: Kentucky Born in Kentucky, Morgan invented a gas mask (patented 1914) that was used to protect soldiers from chlorine fumes during World…Kent, Edward Augustus, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, Edward Augustus, duke of, 1767–1820, fourth son of George III of Great Britain and father of Queen Victoria. Most of his mature life was spent in military service at Gibraltar,…Meissen
(Encyclopedia) MeissenMeissenmīsˈən [key], city (1994 pop. 33,075), Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe River. A porcelain manufacturing center since 1710, Meissen is famous for its delicate…Trending
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