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Top Ten Greenest Colleges in the U.S., 2012
The Sierra Magazine selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-…John Finis PHILIPS, Congress, MO (1834-1919)
PHILIPS John Finis , a Representative from Missouri; born in Thralls Prairie, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1834; attended the common schools, the University of Missouri at Columbia, and was…Bridges, Robert Seymour
(Encyclopedia) Bridges, Robert Seymour, 1844–1930, English poet. In 1882 he abandoned medical practice to devote himself to writing. An excellent metrist, he wrote many beautiful lyrics and longer…Vittorini, Elio
(Encyclopedia) Vittorini, ElioVittorini, Elioĕˈlyō vēt-tōrēˈnē [key], 1908–66, Italian novelist, b. Syracuse, Sicily. Between 1934 and 1941 Vittorini translated the works of D. H. Lawrence, Poe,…Piso
(Encyclopedia) PisoPisopīˈsō [key], distinguished family of the ancient Roman gens Calpurnia. One of the best-known members was Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, d. after 43 b.c., father-in-law of…Root, John Wellborn
(Encyclopedia) Root, John Wellborn, 1850–91, American architect, b. Lumpkin, Ga. He worked in New York City with James Renwick and became a partner of D. H. Burnham in Chicago. The firm created the…William Dayton BOIES, Congress, IA (1857-1932)
BOIES William Dayton , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Boone County, Ill., January 3, 1857; moved with his parents to Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1873 and settled near Quasqueton;…Leonard Sidney ECHOLS, Congress, WV (1871-1946)
ECHOLS Leonard Sidney , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Madison, Boone County, W.Va., October 30, 1871; attended the public schools; was graduated from the commercial department of…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Love's Rose
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To DeathEyes: A FragmentLove's Rose Published (without title) by Hogg, "Life of Shelley", 1858; dated 1810. Included in the Esdaile manuscript book. 1. Hopes,…Brady, Mathew B.
(Encyclopedia) Brady, Mathew B., c.1823–96, American pioneer in photography, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic…Trending
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