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Edwards, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Edwards, Edward, 1812–86, English library pioneer. As assistant from 1839 in the British Museum, he helped Sir Anthony Panizzi draw up the rules for the catalog. Edwards collected…Drummond, Henry, 1851–97, Scottish clergyman and author
(Encyclopedia) Drummond, Henry, 1851–97, Scottish clergyman and author, educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh. He was a minister of the Free Church and from 1877 a lecturer on science in Free Church…Pretorius, Martinus Wessel
(Encyclopedia) Pretorius, Martinus WesselPretorius, Martinus Wesselmärtēˈnəs vĕsˈəl [key]Pretorius, Martinus Wessel prātôrˈēəs [key], 1818?–1901, Boer (Afrikaner) statesman; son of Andries Pretorius…Kroonstad
(Encyclopedia) KroonstadKroonstadkr&oomacr;nˈstät [key], city, part and seat of Moqhaka local municipality, Free State prov., E central South Africa, on the Vals River. It is an agricultural and…Lane, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Lane, James Henry, 1814–66, American politician, called the “liberator of Kansas.” He was probably born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he practiced law. Lane commanded an Indiana…Julian, George Washington
(Encyclopedia) Julian, George WashingtonJulian, George Washingtonj&oomacr;lˈyən [key], 1817–99, American abolitionist, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1849–51, 1861–71), b. Wayne co., Ind.…Homestead Act
(Encyclopedia) Homestead Act, 1862, passed by the U.S. Congress. It provided for the transfer of 160 acres (65 hectares) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee…Ogé, Vincent
(Encyclopedia) Ogé, VincentOgé, VincentvăNsäNˈ ōzhāˈ [key], c.1750–1791, Haitian revolutionist and national hero. A free mulatto, well educated and comparatively wealthy, he was sent to plead before…Colón, city, Panama
(Encyclopedia) Colón, city, Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colón, the second largest city in Panama, was surrounded by, but not part…United Presbyterian Church
(Encyclopedia) United Presbyterian Church, two denominations of Presbyterianism. 1 In Scotland, the United Presbyterian Church was formed by the union (1847) of the United Secession Church with the…Trending
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