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Gray, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Horace, 1828–1902, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1881–1902), b. Boston. At first a reporter (1854–61) to the Massachusetts supreme court, he later…Guillaume, Charles Édouard
(Encyclopedia) Guillaume, Charles ÉdouardGuillaume, Charles Édouardshärl ādwärˈ gēyōmˈ [key], 1861–1938, Swiss physicist and metrologist, Ph.D. Zürich Polytechnic (now the Federal Institute of…Gunsan
(Encyclopedia) Gunsan or Kunsan Gunsan g&oobreve;nˈsänˈ [key], Jap. Gunzan, city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW…Gutzkow, Karl Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Gutzkow, Karl FerdinandGutzkow, Karl Ferdinandkärl fĕrˈdēnänt g&oobreve;tsˈkō [key], 1811–78, German writer. He entered journalism in 1831 and became a leader of the antiromantic…Helsingborg
(Encyclopedia) Helsingborg or Hälsingborg Helsingborg both: hĕlsĭngbôrˈyə [key], city,…Harlingen
(Encyclopedia) Harlingen Harlingen härˈlĭnjən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,829), Cameron co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1910.…Gwadar
(Encyclopedia) Gwadar, port city (1998 est. pop. 43,850), Baluchistan prov., SW Pakistan, at the N end of the Arabian Sea. Traditional industries include fishing and fish processing; there also are…Heywood, John
(Encyclopedia) Heywood, JohnHeywood, Johnhāˈw&oobreve;d [key], 1497?–1580?, English dramatist. He was employed at the courts of Henry VIII and Mary I as a singer, musician, and playwright. At the…Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836–1915, governor of North Carolina (1879–85), b. Jarvisburg, Currituck co., N.C., grad. Randolph-Macon College (B.A., 1860; M.A., 1861). Wounded at Drewry's…Matthews, Brander
(Encyclopedia) Matthews, Brander (James Brander Matthews), 1852–1929, American author and teacher, b. New Orleans. Matthews was a well-known figure in theatrical and literary circles in Paris and…Trending
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