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Crawford, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Crawford, Thomas, 1813–57, American sculptor, b. New York City. He was apprenticed to a wood carver and later worked for a firm of tombstone cutters. He achieved his first success with…Lueger, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Lueger, KarlLueger, Karlkärl lüˈgər [key], 1844–1910, Austrian politician. He was the leader of the Christian Social party. Lueger appealed to the lower middle classes of Vienna…Cialdini, Enrico
(Encyclopedia) Cialdini, EnricoCialdini, Enricoănrēˈkō chäldēˈnē [key], 1811–92, Italian general and diplomat. During the wars leading to Italian unification he fought in Sardinian service in the…Dolet, Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Dolet, ÉtienneDolet, Étienneātyĕnˈ dôlāˈ [key], 1509–46, French scholar, painter, and printer of Lyons. He wrote treatises on French grammar, poems, a short history of Francis I, and…La Hire, Laurent de
(Encyclopedia) La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent deLa Hire or La Hyre, Laurent deboth: lōräNˈ də [key]La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de lä ēr [key], 1606–56, French painter. He produced many portraits and…Lewis, Morgan
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Morgan, 1754–1844, American army officer and governor of New York (1804–7), b. New York City; son of Francis Lewis. After serving in the American Revolution, he held a variety…Elizabeth, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1837–98, empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. A Bavarian princess, she was married (1854) to her cousin, Emperor Francis Joseph. Despite her exceptional beauty,…Ventris, Michael George Francis
(Encyclopedia) Ventris, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English linguist. Ventris was a student of architecture, but he became interested in the untranslated Mycenaean scripts, particularly Linear B…Peterhead
(Encyclopedia) PeterheadPeterheadpētərhĕdˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 16,804), Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland, on a peninsula on the North Sea. It is the easternmost town, with a good harbor, of Scotland.…Satu-Mare
(Encyclopedia) Satu-MareSatu-Maresäˈt&oomacr;-mäˈrĕ [key], Hung. Szatmárnémeti or Szatmár, city (1990 pop. 137,723), NW Romania, in Crişana-Maramureş, on the Someşul River, near the Hungarian…Trending
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