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White, William Hale

(Encyclopedia) White, William Hale, pseud. Mark Rutherford, 1831–1913, English novelist. He studied to become a clergyman, but instead became (1854) a clerk in the admiralty, rising in 1879 to…

Aldanov, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Aldanov, MarkAldanov, Markmärk əldäˈnəf [key], pseud. of Mark Aleksandrovich LandauMark Aleksandrovich Landauəlyĭksänˈdrəvyĭch ləndouˈ [key], 1886–1957, Russian writer. Aldanov earned…

Marcus

(Encyclopedia) Marcus, in the Bible: see Mark, Saint.

James Bradford FOLEY, Congress, IN (1807-1886)

FOLEY James Bradford , a Representative from Indiana; born near Dover, Mason County, Ky., October 18, 1807; received a limited schooling; employed on a flatboat on the Mississippi River in 1823…

Thomas Stephen FOLEY, Congress, WA (1929)

FOLEY Thomas Stephen , a Representative from Washington; born in Spokane, Wash., March 6, 1929; graduated from Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Wash., 1946; A.B., University of Washington, Seattle,…

Anne, British princess

(Encyclopedia) Anne (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), 1950–, British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. She was educated at Benenden School. In 1973 she…

Synoptic Gospels

(Encyclopedia) Synoptic GospelsSynoptic Gospelssĭnŏpˈtĭk [key] [Gr. synopsis=view together], the first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), considered as a unit. They bear greater similarity to…

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