Search

Search results

Displaying 351 - 360

Erikson, Erik

(Encyclopedia) Erikson, Erik, 1902–94, American psychoanalyst, b. Germany. As a young man he traveled throughout Europe. He became a teacher in a Vienna private school and trained as a psychoanalyst…

Burnett, Leo

(Encyclopedia) Burnett, LeoBurnett, Leobərnĕtˈ [key], 1891–1971, American advertising executive, b. St. Johns, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (1914). He was a newspaper reporter and worked in…

Wayne, John

(Encyclopedia) Wayne, John, 1907–79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness…

Morden

(Encyclopedia) Morden, town (1991 pop. 5,273), S Man., Canada, SW of Winnipeg. Located in an agricultural region, it has farm machinery and food- and fiber-processing plants. There is a government…

Junia

(Encyclopedia) JuniaJuniaj&oomacr;ˈnēə [key], in the New Testament, man or woman early converted to Christianity.

Onesiphorus

(Encyclopedia) OnesiphorusOnesiphorusŏnˌēsĭfˈərəs [key], in the New Testament, man whom Paul praised highly for hospitality and kindness.

Ephai

(Encyclopedia) EphaiEphaiēˈfāī [key], in the Bible, man whose sons were massacred in Babylon by Ishmael.

Aeneas, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) AeneasAeneasēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles.

Eutychus

(Encyclopedia) EutychusEutychusy&oomacr;ˈtĭkəs [key], in the New Testament, young man whom Paul raised from the dead.

Niebuhr, Reinhold

(Encyclopedia) Niebuhr, ReinholdNiebuhr, Reinholdrīnˈhōld nēˈb&oobreve;r [key], 1892–1971, American religious and social thinker, b. Wright City, Mo. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, he served…