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Abarbanel, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Abarbanel, Isaac: see Abravanel, Isaac.Olivier, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Olivier, Isaac: see Oliver, Isaac.Perez, Isaac Loeb
(Encyclopedia) Perez, Isaac Loeb: see Peretz, Isaac Loeb.Loria, Isaac ben Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Loria, Isaac ben Solomon: see Luria, Isaac ben Solomon.Rebecca
(Encyclopedia) Rebecca or RebekahRebeccaboth: rēbĕkˈə [key], wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer…Isaac, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Isaac, HeinrichIsaac, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh ēˈzäk [key], c.1450–1517, Flemish composer. Isaac, a prolific and versatile composer, traveled widely in Europe, serving at the courts of Lorenzo…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: S
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Farmer, Fannie Merritt
(Encyclopedia) Farmer, Fannie Merritt, 1857–1915, American cookbook author and teacher and writer on cookery, b. Boston. A paralytic stroke prevented her from attending college, and she turned to…Hammond, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Hammond, James Henry, 1807–64, American statesman, b. Newberry co., S.C. A lawyer and the owner of large plantations on the Savannah River, Hammond was an early believer in secession.…Alexius IV
(Encyclopedia) Alexius IV (Alexius Angelus), d. 1204, Byzantine emperor (1203–4), son of Isaac II. When his father was deposed, Alexius fled to Italy and then went to Germany. Encouraged by his…