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Goldmark, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Goldmark, Karl, 1830–1915, Hungarian composer. His concert overture Sakuntala (1865), his symphony A Rustic Wedding (1870), and an opera, The Queen of Sheba (1875), were very popular.…Jackman, Wilbur Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Jackman, Wilbur Samuel, 1855–1907, American educator, b. Mechanicstown, Ohio, grad. Harvard, 1884. Jackman was a leader of the nature study movement in elementary schools. He taught (…McIntosh, Millicent Carey
(Encyclopedia) McIntosh, Millicent CareyMcIntosh, Millicent Careymăkˈəntŏshˌ [key], 1898–2001, American educator, b. Baltimore, grad. Bryn Mawr, 1920, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1926. From 1926 to 1930 she…McClintock, John
(Encyclopedia) McClintock, John, 1814–70, American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and educator, b. Philadelphia. From 1836 to 1848 he taught at Dickinson College, resigning to edit (1848–56) the…Chase, Mary Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, American educator and writer, b. Blue Hill, Maine, grad. Univ. of Maine, 1909. Her works, set in Maine and excellent in their regional fidelity, include a…Moton, Robert Russa
(Encyclopedia) Moton, Robert RussaMoton, Robert Russamōˈtən [key], 1867–1940, black American educator, b. Amelia co., Va., grad. Hampton Institute, 1890. He was commandant (1890–1915) of Hampton…Brown, Elmer Ellsworth
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861–1934, American educator, b. Chautauqua co., N.Y., grad. Illinois State Normal Univ., 1881, and studied at the Univ. of Michigan and in Germany. He taught…Capponi, Gino, Marchese
(Encyclopedia) Capponi, Gino, MarcheseCapponi, Gino, Marchesejēˈnō käp-pōˈnē [key], 1792–1876, Italian politician, historian, and educator. He played an important part in the Risorgimento. His theory…Sturm, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Sturm, JohannesSturm, Johannesyōhäˈnəs sht&oobreve;rm [key], 1507–89, German scholar and educator. He founded (1537) and directed for more than 40 years the Strasbourg Gymnasium.…Wirt, William Albert
(Encyclopedia) Wirt, William Albert, 1874–1938, American educator, b. Markle, Ind., grad. DePauw Univ. (Ph.B., 1898; Ph.D., 1916). In 1907 he became superintendent of schools in Gary, Ind., where he…Trending
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