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Moses, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Moses, Robert, 1888–1981, U.S. public official, b. New Haven, Conn. He was appointed (1919) by Alfred E. Smith to the committee to study and revamp New York state government machinery…Sassetta
(Encyclopedia) SassettaSassettasäs-sĕtˈtä [key], c.1400–1450, Italian painter of the Sienese school, whose original name was Stefano di Giovanni. A popular artist, he painted many large altarpieces,…Brewer's: Ernest
(Duke). A poetical romance by Henry of Veldig (Waldeck), contemporary with Frederick Barbarossa. Duke Ernest is son-in-law of Kaiser Konrad II. Having murdered his feudal lord, he went on…Saxe-Gotha
(Encyclopedia) Saxe-GothaSaxe-Gothasăks-gōˈthə [key], Ger. Sachsen-Gotha, former duchy, Thuringia, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it passed in the 16th…Seillière, Ernest, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Seillière, Ernest, BaronSeillière, Ernest, Baronĕrnĕstˈ bärôNˈ sāyĕrˈ [key], 1866–1955, French critic and philosopher. He is best known as an opponent of romanticism and for his…Grétry, André Ernest Modeste
(Encyclopedia) Grétry, André Ernest ModesteGrétry, André Ernest ModesteäNdrāˈ ĕrnĕstˈ môdĕstˈ grātrēˈ [key], 1741–1813, French operatic composer. Enormously prolific and successful in his lifetime,…Vassar College
(Encyclopedia) Vassar CollegeVassar Collegevăsˈər [key], at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1861 by Matthew Vassar, opened 1865 as Vassar Female College, renamed 1867. A leading…Ansermet, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Ansermet, ErnestAnsermet, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ äNsĕrmĕˈ [key], 1883–1969, Swiss conductor. For several years he was a high-school mathematics teacher. He began his conducting career in…Koerber, Ernest von
(Encyclopedia) Koerber, Ernest vonKoerber, Ernest vonfən körˈbər [key], 1850–1919, Austro-Hungarian prime minister. A career civil servant, he became prime minister (1900–1904) and made a vigorous…Kretschmer, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Kretschmer, ErnestKretschmer, Ernestkrĕchˈmər [key], 1888–1964, German psychiatrist, educated at Tübingen, Hamburg, and Münich (M.D., 1913). He served as director of the neurological…Trending
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