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Cary, Henry Francis
(Encyclopedia) Cary, Henry Francis, 1772–1844, English translator. A graduate of Christ Church College, Oxford, he was assistant librarian in the British Museum from 1826 to 1837. He translated…Bentley, John Francis
(Encyclopedia) Bentley, John Francis, 1839–1902, English architect. He is noted for his design of Westminster Cathedral, London, an original and imposing structure in the Byzantine style, with a vast…Delorme, Philibert
(Encyclopedia) Delorme or de l'Orme, PhilibertDelorme or de l'Orme, Philibertfēlēbĕrˈ [key], c.1510–1570, French architect. Delorme was one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance in France,…Cimabue, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Cimabue, GiovanniCimabue, Giovannijōvänˈnē chēmäb&oomacr;ˈā [key], d. c.1302, Florentine painter, whose real name was Cenni di Pepo or Peppi. The works with which his name is…Baring
(Encyclopedia) BaringBaringbârˈĭng [key], British family of bankers. Sir Francis Baring (1740–1810) founded (1763) the John and Francis Baring Company, which he renamed Baring Brothers and Company in…1500–1599 (A.D.) World History
Michelangelo's David (1504) Tasha Vincent Martin Luther (1483–1546) Henry VIII(1491–1547) Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Rembrandt van…Saint Francis, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint Francis, river, c.470 mi (760 km) long, rising in the hills of SE Missouri and flowing S through NE Arkansas to join the Mississippi River near Helena, Ark. The river forms part…Head, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Head, Richard, c.1637–c.1686, English writer. His best-known work is The English Rogue (1665), a collection of crude picaresque stories. Sequels to this work were written by Francis…1969 College Basketball NCAA Tournament (25 teams)
East RegionalFirst RoundDuquesne 74, St. Joseph's-PA 52Davidson 75, Villanova 61St. John's 72, Princeton 63SemifinalsNorth Carolina 79, Duquesne 78Davidson 79, St. John's 69Third…Townsend, Francis Everett
(Encyclopedia) Townsend, Francis EverettTownsend, Francis Everetttounˈzənd [key], 1867–1960, American reformer, leader of an old-age pension movement, b. Fairbury, Ill., grad. Univ. of Nebraska…Trending
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