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Carey, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Carey, Henry, 1687–1743, English author. After the first collection of his poems appeared in 1713, he turned to writing for the stage. Primarily a writer of farce comedy, his greatest…God Save the King
(Encyclopedia) God Save the King (or Queen), the English national anthem. The words and music are both of doubtful origin. The air, possibly derived from a folk tune, has been attributed to Henry…Paul Carey 2001 Deaths
Paul CareyAge: 38 investment banker who served as a top aide to President Clinton, specializing in financial issues. For the past four years he was a commissioner for the Securities Exchange…Henry Charles Carey Biography
Henry Charles Careyeconomist, publisherBorn: 12/15/1793Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Having foregone college to get an early start in his father's publishing business, he became a partner by…Brewer's: Mother Carey's Chickens
Stormy petrels. Mother Carey is Mater Cara. The French call these birds oiseaux de Notre Dame or aves Sanct&aeigh; Mariae. Chickens are the young of any fowl, or any small bird. “They…Harrison, Rex
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Rex, 1908–90, English actor. Born Reginald Carey, he entered repertory theater at 16 as an apprentice. Harrison, noted for his suave, insouciant style, has appeared in many…Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith)
(Encyclopedia) Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith), 1856–1923, American author and educator, b. Philadelphia. In San Francisco she organized the first free kindergartens on the Pacific coast (1878) and with…Weems, Mason Locke
(Encyclopedia) Weems, Mason Locke, 1759–1825, American author and preacher, b. Anne Arundel co., Md., studied theology in London. He was ordained in 1784 and served various Episcopal parishes. For 30…Philips, Ambrose
(Encyclopedia) Philips, Ambrose, 1674–1749, English author. After resigning his fellowship from Cambridge in 1708, he moved to London and became known in the literary Whig coterie of Addison. He is…Thomas, Martha Carey
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Martha Carey, 1857–1935, American educator and feminist, b. Baltimore, grad. Cornell, 1877, studied at Johns Hopkins and at Leipzig, the Sorbonne, and Zürich (Ph.D., 1882). In…Trending
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