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Chatterton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Chatterton, Thomas, 1752–70, English poet. The posthumous son of a poor Bristol schoolmaster, he was already composing the “Rowley Poems” at the age of 12, claiming they were copies of…

Bodleian Library

(Encyclopedia) Bodleian LibraryBodleian Librarybŏdˈlēən, bŏdlēˈən [key], at the Univ. of Oxford. The original library, destroyed in the reign of Edward VI, was replaced in 1602, chiefly through the…

Middleton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Middleton, Thomas, 1580–1627, English dramatist, b. London, grad. Queen's College, Oxford, 1598. His early plays were chiefly written in collaboration with Dekker, Drayton, and others…

Thomas Bacon FUGATE, Congress, VA (1899-1980)

FUGATE Thomas Bacon , a Representative from Virginia; born near Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tenn., April 10, 1899; attended the public schools of Tennessee; student at the University of Tennessee…

Thomas Louis GLENN, Congress, ID (1847-1918)

GLENN Thomas Louis , a Representative from Idaho; born near Bardwell, Ballard (now Carlisle) County, Ky., February 2, 1847; attended the public schools and the Commercial College, Evansville, Ind…

1992 Academy Awards

The 1992 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Crying Game, Stephen Woolley, producer (Miramax)A Few Good Men, David…

1995 Academy Awards

The 1995 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureApollo 13, Brian Grazer, producer (Universal)Babe, George Miller, Doug…

Thomas Flournoy FOSTER, Congress, GA (1790-1848)

FOSTER Thomas Flournoy , a Representative from Georgia; born in Greensboro, Ga., November 23, 1790; pursued preparatory studies, and was graduated from Franklin College in 1812; studied law at…

Thomas, Norman Mattoon

(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Norman Mattoon, 1884–1968, American socialist leader, b. Marion, Ohio; grad. Princeton (1905), Union Theological Seminary (1911). He served as pastor of several Presbyterian…