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(Encyclopedia) ApollosApollosəpŏlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Alexandrian Jew who became a Christian missionary.Horace CHILTON, Congress, TX (1853-1932)
Senate Years of Service: 1891-1892; 1895-1901 Party: Democrat; Democrat CHILTON Horace , a Senator from Texas; born near Tyler, Smith County, Tex., December 29, 1853; received private…Muhlenberg, William Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Muhlenberg, William AugustusMuhlenberg, William Augustusmy&oomacr;ˈlənbûrg [key], 1796–1877, American Episcopal clergyman, hymn writer, and philanthropist, b. Philadelphia. He was…Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abba
(Encyclopedia) Delmedigo, Elijah ben Moses AbbaDelmedigo, Elijah ben Moses Abbadālmĕˈdēgō [key], c.1460–1497, Jewish philosopher and Talmudist, b. Crete, known also as Elijah Cretensis. He emigrated…Frederick VII, king of Denmark
(Encyclopedia) Frederick VII, 1808–63, king of Denmark, duke of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg (1848–63), son and successor of Christian VIII. He accepted a liberal constitution in 1849 that…Birkeland, Kristian
(Encyclopedia) Birkeland, Kristian or Olaf ChristianBirkeland, Kristian or Olaf Christiankrĭsˈtyän bērˈkəlän, ōˈläv [key], 1867–1917, Norwegian physicist. From 1898 Birkeland was a professor at the…Chaplin, Charlie
(Encyclopedia) Chaplin, Charlie (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin), 1889–1977, English film actor, director, producer, writer, and composer, b. London. Chaplin began on the music-hall stage and then…Manaen
(Encyclopedia) ManaenManaenmănˈāĕn [key], in the New Testament, Antiochene Christian, foster brother of Herod the tetrarch.Martha
(Encyclopedia) Martha, in the New Testament, friend of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. In Christian literature, Martha has been a symbol of the active, as opposed to the contemplative,…Linus, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Linus, in the New Testament, Roman Christian. He is often identified with St. Linus.Trending
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