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Franklin, John Hope
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, John Hope, 1915–2009, the dean of 20th-century African-American historians, b. Rentiesville, Okla., grad. Fisk Univ. (A.B., 1935), Harvard (M.A., 1936; Ph.D., 1941). Franklin…Harvey, William Hope
(Encyclopedia) Harvey, William Hope, 1851–1936, American writer on economics, called Coin Harvey, b. Buffalo, Putnam co., W.Va. He studied at Marshall College, practiced law, and interested himself…Nicolson, Marjorie Hope
(Encyclopedia) Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, American educator, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1914; M.A., 1918) and Yale (Ph.D., 1920). She was dean and professor at Smith…Philoxenus
(Encyclopedia) PhiloxenusPhiloxenusfĭlŏkˈsənəs [key], c.436–c.380 b.c., Greek dithyrambic poet, b. Cythera. Having fallen out of grace with the emperor Dionysius, he was imprisoned in Syracuse. There…Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess ofLinlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess oflĭnlĭthˈgō [key], 1887–1952, British statesman, viceroy of India. Linlithgow…March 2016: Members of U.S. Women's National Soccer Team File Suit
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of March 2016. Members of U.S. Women's National Soccer Team File…Ronstadt, Linda
(Encyclopedia) Ronstadt, Linda (Linda Maria Ronstadt), 1946–, American singer, b. Tucson, Ariz. She is known for the clarity and strength of her soprano voice and for the range of song genres in…violin
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Violins and viols violin, family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two ƒ-shaped resonance…Runnemede
(Encyclopedia) RunnemedeRunnemederŭnˈĭmēd [key], residential borough (1990 pop. 9,042), Camden co., SW N.J.; settled 1683 by Friends (Quakers) as New Hope, inc. 1926.Coleridge: "Youth and Age" and "Work without Hope"
"Dejection: an Ode""Youth and Age" and "Work without Hope" In these two poems Coleridge has left a record of the sadness of a life lived "In darkness, with the light of youth gone out…