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Nexø, Martin Andersen

(Encyclopedia) Nexø, Martin AndersenNexø, Martin Andersenmärˈtēn änˈdərsĕn nĕksö [key], 1869–1954, Danish novelist. Born one of 11 children in a Copenhagen slum, he spent his impoverished childhood…

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…

Schadow, Johann Gottfried

(Encyclopedia) Schadow, Johann GottfriedSchadow, Johann Gottfriedyōˈhän gôtˈfrēt shäˈdôf [key], 1764–1850, German sculptor of the neoclassical school. He studied in Rome. In 1788 he returned to…

Robinson, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Bill, 1878–1949, African-American tap dancer popularly known as “Bojangles,” b. Richmond, Va., as Luther Robinson. An influential virtuoso tap dancer, he was a tap innovator…

Ritschl, Albrecht

(Encyclopedia) Ritschl, AlbrechtRitschl, Albrechtälˈbrĕkht rĭchˈəl [key], 1822–89, German Protestant theologian. He taught theology at Bonn (1851–64) and at Göttingen (from 1864). The Ritschlian…

TIME Person of the Year

How “Lucky Lindy”—and a slow week for news—gave birth to a memorable annual tradition The founders of TIME Magazine, Henry Luce and Briton Haddon, were strong believers in the idea…

The History of Witchcraft (& Witches!)

Top of Page Witchcraft has been a topic of fascination and fear for centuries, and it goes far beyond the iconic image of an old woman flying on a broom or stroking black cats. The actual influence…

Hamer, Fannie Lou

(Encyclopedia) Hamer, Fannie Lou, 1917–1977, U.S. voting rights activist and civil rights leader, b. Montgomery County, Miss. Fannie Lou Hamer was the…

Brewer's: Antinomian

[Greek, anti-nomos, exempt from the law.] One who believes that Christians are not bound to observe the “law of God,” but “may continue in sin that grace may abound.” The term was first…

1968 Olympics

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