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Lilly Endowment, Inc.
(Encyclopedia) Lilly Endowment, Inc., institution founded (1937) at Indianapolis, Ind., by pharmaceutical manufacturer Josiah K. Lilly (1861–1948) as a philanthropic foundation for “the promotion and…Lilly, John
(Encyclopedia) Lilly, John: see Lyly, John.Brewer's: Evangeline
(4 syl.). The heroine of Longfellow's poem so called. The subject of the tale is the expulsion of the inhabitants of Acadia (Nova Scotia) from their homes by order of George II. Source:…Palmer, Lilli
(Lilli Peiser) actressBirthplace: Posen, GermanyBorn: 1914Died: 1986Lyly, John
(Encyclopedia) Lyly or Lilly, JohnLyly or Lilly, Johnboth: lĭlˈē [key], 1554?–1606, English dramatist and prose writer. An accomplished courtier, he also served as a member of Parliament from 1589 to…Sickert, Walter Richard
(Encyclopedia) Sickert, Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter. After a brief career on the stage Sickert was apprenticed to Whistler and later worked with Degas. His preferred subjects were…Brewer's: Lilli-Burlero
or Lilli-Bullero and Bullen-a-lah. Said to have been the words of distinction used by the Irish Papists in their massacres of the Protestants in 1641. A song with the refrain of “Lilli-…Teche, Bayou
(Encyclopedia) Teche, BayouTeche, Bayoubīˈō tĕsh, bīˈ&oomacr; [key], 125 mi (201 km) long, S La., formed by tributary bayous and flowing SE to the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City. Navigable…Grand-Pré
(Encyclopedia) Grand-PréGrand-Prégrăn-prā, Fr. gräN-prā [key] [Fr.,=large field], village, W central N.S., Canada, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy. The area is famous for having been an early…Halston
(Encyclopedia) Halston, 1932–90, American fashion designer, b. Des Moines, Iowa as Roy Halston Frowick; attended Indiana Univ. and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1958 he moved to New York City,…Trending
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