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Canby, Henry Seidel
(Encyclopedia)Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878–1961, American editor and critic, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Yale, 1899. He taught at Yale for over 20 years, achieving professorial rank in 1922. He established and edited...Warner, Charles Dudley
(Encyclopedia)Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829–1900, American editor and author, b. Plainfield, Mass., grad. Hamilton College, 1851, LL.B. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1858. After practicing law in Chicago, he was associat...Gospel
(Encyclopedia)Gospel [M.E.,=good news; evangel from Gr.,= good news], a written account of the life of Jesus. Though the Gospels of the New Testament are all anonymous, since the 2d cent. they have been named Matth...Malchus
(Encyclopedia)Malchus mălˈkəs [key], in the New Testament, servant of the high priest; Jesus healed him after Peter cut off his ear. ...Fabergé, Peter Carl
(Encyclopedia)Fabergé, Peter Carl fäbĕrzhāˈ [key], 1846–1920, Russian goldsmith and jeweler, b. St. Petersburg. Sometimes described as a latter-day Cellini, he was descended from Huguenots and inherited (187...Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
(Encyclopedia)Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, accredited institution of higher education; in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened in 1859. Founded by Peter Cooper, it pioneered in...Danilo I
(Encyclopedia)Danilo I (Danilo Petrović-Njegoš) dänēˈlō [key], 1670?–1735, last elected prince-bishop (vladika) of Montenegro (1696–1735) and founder of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. After coordinating d...Charles of Valois
(Encyclopedia)Charles of Valois välwäˈ [key], 1270–1325, French prince and military leader, third son of Philip III and father of Philip VI. He dominated the reign in France of his nephew Louis X. On the excom...Newcastle, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of the Canadian le...Kuiper belt
(Encyclopedia)Kuiper belt: see comet; Kuiper, Gerard Peter. ...Browse by Subject
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