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Kondouriotis, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Kondouriotis, PaulKondouriotis, Paulkônd&oomacr;ryôˈtĭs [key], 1857–1935, Greek admiral and statesman. He became a national hero through his victories over the Turkish fleet in the…

Lazarsfeld, Paul F.

(Encyclopedia) Lazarsfeld, Paul F.Lazarsfeld, Paul F.läˈzərsfĕltˌ [key], 1901–76, American sociologist, b. Vienna. After beginning as a mathematician, he established a research center for social…

Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

(Encyclopedia) Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, 1828–89, English prelate and scholar. A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, he became Hulsean professor of divinity (1861) and Lady Margaret professor (1875…

Kane, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Kane, Paul, 1810–71, Canadian painter, b. Ireland. Kane went to Toronto as a child. He studied art in the United States (1836–41) and in Europe (1841–45). After his return to Canada (…

Luke, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Luke, Saint [Gr. Lucas], traditional author of the third Gospel (see Luke, Gospel according to Saint) and of its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles. Paul's letter to the Colossians…

Molitor, Paul Leo

(Encyclopedia) Molitor, Paul Leo, 1956–, American baseball player, b. St. Paul, Minn. Drafted (1977) by the Milwaukee Brewers, he was called up to the majors in 1978 and became the American League's…

Julius

(Encyclopedia) Julius, in the New Testament, centurion in whose charge Paul was sent to Rome.

Radin, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Radin, PaulRadin, Paulrāˈdĭn [key], 1883–1959, American anthropologist, b. Poland, grad., College of the City of New York, 1902, Ph.D. Columbia, 1911. He was a student of Franz Boas…

Signac, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Signac, PaulSignac, Paulpōl sēnyäkˈ [key], 1863–1935, French neoimpressionist painter. First influenced by Monet, he was later associated with Seurat in developing the divisionist…

Migne, Jacques Paul

(Encyclopedia) Migne, Jacques PaulMigne, Jacques Paulzhäk pôl mēˈnyə [key], 1800–1875, French publisher of theological works, a Roman Catholic priest (ordained 1824). He set up a printing press in…