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Pulitzer Prizes: Meritorious Public Service

Here are the past winners of the Pulitzer Prize in public serivce. 1918 New York Times; also special award to Minna…

Pulitzer Prizes: Editorial Cartooning

Here are the past winners of the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. 1922 Rollin Kirby (New York World…

Miserere

(Encyclopedia) MiserereMisereremĭzərârˈē [key], in the Bible, the 51st (or 50th) Psalm, beginning “Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy upon me, O God).” It is one of the penitential Psalms. Noteworthy…

Delavigne, Casimir

(Encyclopedia) Delavigne, CasimirDelavigne, Casimirkäzēmērˈ dəlävēˈnyə [key], 1793–1843, French dramatist, poet, and satirist. His first publication, a verse diatribe against the Restoration, Les…

Le Bon, Gustave

(Encyclopedia) Le Bon, GustaveLe Bon, Gustavegüstävˈ lə bôN [key], 1841–1931, French psychologist and sociologist. He was the author of a number of works on social psychology, in which he expounded…

Osage, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Osage, river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Marais des Cygnes and the Little Osage rivers, W Mo. It flows NE to join the Missouri River near Jefferson City.…

Gossen, Hermann Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Gossen, Hermann HeinrichGossen, Hermann Heinrichhĕrˈmän hīnˈrĭkh gôˈsən [key], 1810–58, German economist, little known in his lifetime. His work, Entwicklung der Gesetze des…

Mannyng, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Mannyng or Manning, Robert, fl. 1298–1338, English poet, b. Brunne (modern Bourne), Lincolnshire; also called Robert of Brunne. He was a monk in the Gilbertine order. Mannyng is known…

Châteauroux

(Encyclopedia) Châteauroux Châteauroux shätōr&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, capital of Indre dept., central France, on the…

Flandrin, Hippolyte Jean

(Encyclopedia) Flandrin, Hippolyte JeanFlandrin, Hippolyte Jeanēpôlētˈ zhäN fläNdrăNˈ [key] 1809–64, French painter; student and follower of Ingres. Influenced by the primitivism of Giotto, he is…