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Heraclitus
(Encyclopedia) HeraclitusHeraclitushĕrəklīˈtəs [key], c.535–c.475 b.c., Greek philosopher of Ephesus, of noble birth. According to Heraclitus, there was no permanent reality except the reality of…Howard University
(Encyclopedia) Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly…Hopkinson, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Hopkinson, Francis, 1737–91, American writer and musician, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Philadelphia. A practicing lawyer, Hopkinson was also an accomplished poet,…Metchnikoff, Élie
(Encyclopedia) Metchnikoff, ÉlieMetchnikoff, Élieālēˈ mĕchˈnĭkôf [key], 1845–1916, Russian biologist. He studied in Russia and Germany, lectured at the Univ. of Odessa, and, after working with…Deutsches Theater
(Encyclopedia) Deutsches TheaterDeutsches Theaterdoiˈchəs tāäˈtər [key], German private theater organization founded in 1883. Under its first director, Adolph L'Arronge, the Deutsches merged with the…Kollwitz, Käthe Schmidt
(Encyclopedia) Kollwitz, Käthe SchmidtKollwitz, Käthe Schmidtkāˈtə shmĭt kôlˈvĭts [key], 1867–1945, German graphic artist and sculptor. She first gained a reputation with her illustrations for…Fiske, Minnie Maddern
(Encyclopedia) Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865–1932, American actress, b. New Orleans. Born of a family of actors, she spent her childhood on the stage. In 1890 she married Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of…Five, The
(Encyclopedia) Five, The, name of a group of late 19th-century Russian composers. They were Balakirev, the leader, Cui, Moussorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov. These men, united by a nationalistic…Morley, Sylvanus Griswold
(Encyclopedia) Morley, Sylvanus Griswold, 1883–1948, American archaeologist, b. Chester, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1908. A specialist in Middle American archaeology and Mayan heiroglyphs, Morley did…Cardano, Girolamo
(Encyclopedia) Cardano, Girolamo or GeronimoCardano, Girolamo or Geronimojērôˈlämō kärdäˈnō, jārôˈnēmō [key], 1501–76, Italian physician and mathematician. His works on arithmetic and algebra…Trending
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