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Methodism

(Encyclopedia) Methodism, the doctrines, polity, and worship of those Protestant Christian denominations that have developed from the movement started in England by the teaching of John Wesley.…

Gower, John

(Encyclopedia) Gower, JohnGower, Johngouˈər, gôr [key], 1330?–1408, English poet. He was the best-known contemporary and friend of Chaucer, who addressed him as “Moral Gower,” at the end of Troilus…

John, Augustus Edwin

(Encyclopedia) John, Augustus Edwin, 1879–1961, British painter and etcher, b. Wales. John studied at the Slade School, London. A leading portrait painter, he had many important sitters, among them…

John Joseph ALLEN, Jr., Congress, CA (1899-1995)

ALLEN John Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899; attended the public schools; while a student in college enlisted during the…

land-grant colleges and universities

(Encyclopedia) land-grant colleges and universities, U.S. institutions benefiting from the provisions of the Morrill Act (1862), which gave to the states federal lands for the establishment of…

McLoughlin, John

(Encyclopedia) McLoughlin, JohnMcLoughlin, Johnməglŏkhˈlĭn, –glôfˈlĭn [key], 1784–1857, Canadian-American fur trader in Oregon, b. Rivière du Loup, near Quebec. A physician and then a trader, he was…

Allen, Mel

(Melvin Israel)sportscasterBirthplace: Birmingham, Ala.Born: 1913Died: 1996

Drury, Allen

novelistBirthplace: HoustonBorn: 1918Died: 1998

Brewer's: Allen

(See Allworthy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AllestreeAllemand 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 Related…