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Farnborough, Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Farnborough, Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron: see May, Thomas Erskine.Brudenell, James Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Brudenell, James Thomas: see Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of.hymn
(Encyclopedia) hymn, song of praise, devotion, or thanksgiving, especially of a religious character (see also cantata). Early Christian hymnody consisted mainly of the Psalms and the great canticles…Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of: see Danby, Thomas Osborne, earl of.Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of: see Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of.De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Baron
(Encyclopedia) De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th BaronDe la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Barondĕlˈəwər [key], 1577–1618, English colonial governor of Virginia. He saw fighting in the Netherlands and was…Eliot, John
(Encyclopedia) Eliot, John, 1604–90, English missionary in colonial Massachusetts, called the Apostle to the Indians. Educated at Cambridge, he was influenced by Thomas Hooker, became a staunch…Averroës
(Encyclopedia) AverroësAverroësəvĕrˈōēz [key], Arabic Ibn Rushd, 1126–98, Spanish-Arab philosopher. He was far more important and influential in Jewish and Christian thought than in Islam. He was a…Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte
(Encyclopedia) Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, ContePico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Contejōvänˈnē kōnˈtā pēˈkō dĕlˈlä mēränˈdōlä [key], 1463–94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age…Alexander III, pope
(Encyclopedia) Alexander III, d. 1181, pope (1159–81), a Sienese named Rolandus [Bandinelli?], successor of Adrian IV. He was a canonist who had studied law under Gratian and had taught at Bologna.…Trending
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