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Lalemant, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Lalemant, Gabriel (Saint Gabriel Lalemant)Lalemant, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ [key]Lalemant, Gabriel lälmäNˈ [key], 1610–49, French Jesuit missionary in North America, nephew of Charles Lalemant…Gurdjieff, George Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Gurdjieff, George IvanovichGurdjieff, George Ivanovichgûrjēfˈ, –jĕfˈ [key], 1872–1949, Armenian spiritualist and author. After spending years traveling, Gurdjieff settled in Moscow (c.…Hendrix, Jimi
(Encyclopedia) Hendrix, Jimi (James Marshall Hendrix), 1942–70, African-American rock guitarist, b. Seattle, Wash. Hendrix, in his short musical career, was known for an innovative and extremely…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter V
Chapter V As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd's plantation, it was very similar to that of the other slave children. I was not old enough to work in the field, and there being…Hyatt, John Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Hyatt, John Wesley, 1837–1920, American inventor, b. Starkey, N.Y. He is known especially for his development of celluloid; with his brothers, he began its manufacture in 1872. He also…Banu Musa
(Encyclopedia) Banu MusaBanu Musabän&oomacr;ˈ m&oomacr;säˈ [key], family of Arab mathematicians and astronomers of the 9th cent. a.d. The name means “sons of Musa” and refers to the three…Pluto, in Greek religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Pluto, in Greek religion and mythology, god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea; also called Hades. After the fall of the Titans, Pluto and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon divided…Bent, William
(Encyclopedia) Bent, William, 1809–69, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. One of the younger brothers of Charles Bent, he was for many years the manager of Bent's Fort, while Charles Bent lived…pelvis
(Encyclopedia) pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for…William Blake: The Book of Thel, III
by WilliamBlakeIIIVIII Then Thel astonish'd view'd the Worm upon its dewy bed. Art thou a Worm? image of weakness. art thou but a Worm? I see thee like an infant wrapped in the Lillys…Trending
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