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Hecker, Isaac Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hecker, Isaac Thomas, 1819–88, American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Paulist Fathers; son of Prussian immigrants. Feeling the general discontent of his day in the dying…Mission
(Encyclopedia) Mission, city (1990 pop. 28,653), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1910. It is a processing and canning center for citrus fruits (especially grapefruit) and vegetables grown in the…Petavius, Dionysius
(Encyclopedia) Petavius, DionysiusPetavius, Dionysiusdīōnĭshˈēəs pētāˈvēəs [key], Fr. Denys Pétau, 1583–1652, French Jesuit theologian and philologist. His editions of late-Greek theological works…Böhm, Gottfried
(Encyclopedia) Böhm, Gottfried,
1920-2021, b. Offenbach-am-Main, Germany, Technical Univ. in Munich (1946).
Böhm’s father, Dominkus Böhm , and…Major Universities Founded Before 1900
Nalanda (India)c. 4th century B.C.Salerno9th centuryAl-Azhar (Cairo)c. 988Bologna12th centuryParisc.…Brewer's: Weighed in the Balance, and found Wanting
The custom of weighing the Maharajah of Travancore in a scale against gold coin is still in use, and is called Talabbaram. The gold is heaped up till…Justus of Tiberia
(Encyclopedia) Justus of Tiberia, fl. 1st cent. a.d., Jewish historian. Friendly to Rome, he opposed the Jewish war against the Romans and fled to Beirut where he became the private secretary of…Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)
(Encyclopedia) Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)Hemans, Felicia Dorothea (Browne)hĕmˈənz [key], 1793–1835, English poet. She married Capt. Alfred Hemans in 1812, had five children, and separated from…Trending
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