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Dillard, James Hardy
(Encyclopedia) Dillard, James HardyDillard, James Hardydĭlˈərd [key], 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at…Sydenham, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Sydenham, Thomas, 1624–89, English physician, called “the English Hippocrates.” He studied at Oxford and Montpellier, and practiced in London. His conceptions of the causes and…Baron Munchausen: A further account of the jo...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe Our Baron excels Baron Tott... This is a very short chapte... A further account of the jo... A further account of the journey from Harwich to Helvoetsluys…Darlington
(Encyclopedia) Darlington, city and borough, NE England, on the Skerne River near its junction with the Tees River. Darlington was a railroad center,…Dorsett, Tony
(Encyclopedia) Dorsett, Tony (Anthony Drew Dorsett)Dorsett, Tonydôrˈsət [key], 1954–, American football player, b. Rochester, Pa. The first running back to gain over 6,000 yards in Division I-A, he…Jameson, Storm
(Encyclopedia) Jameson, Storm (Margaret Storm Jameson), 1891–1986, English novelist and critic, b. Whitby, Yorkshire, grad. Leeds Univ., 1912. Descended from a shipbuilding family, she drew on her…Bonnet, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Bonnet, CharlesBonnet, Charlesshärl bônāˈ [key], 1720–93, Swiss naturalist and philosopher. He drew attention to parthenogenesis in aphids, but his theories were highly fanciful and…Traviès de Villers, Charles Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Traviès de Villers, Charles JosephTraviès de Villers, Charles Josephshärl zhôzĕfˈ trävyĕsˈ də vēlĕrˈ [key], 1804–59, French caricaturist and painter, b. Switzerland. He founded and was…The True George Washington: Physique: Vision, Hearing, and Teeth
Vision, Hearing, and TeethThe acute attacks of illness already touched upon by no means represent all the physical debility and suffering of Washington's life. During the Revolution his sight…Drewry's Bluff
(Encyclopedia) Drewry's BluffDrewry's Bluffdr&oobreve;rˈēz [key], high ground on the southern bank of the James River, E Va., S of Richmond; scene of two engagements in the Civil War. On May 15,…Trending
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