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Froude, James Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Froude, James AnthonyFroude, James Anthonyfr&oomacr;d [key], 1818–94, English historian. Educated at Oxford, he took deacon's orders after coming under the influence of the Oxford…fungicide
(Encyclopedia) fungicidefungicidefŭnˈjəsīdˌ, fŭngˈgə– [key], any substance used to destroy fungi. Some fungi are extremely damaging to crops (see diseases of plants), and others cause diseases in…Fichte, Johann Gottlieb
(Encyclopedia) Fichte, Johann GottliebFichte, Johann Gottliebyōˈhän gôtˈlēp fĭkhˈtə [key], 1762–1814, German philosopher. After studying theology at Jena and working as a tutor in Zürich and Leipzig…Wazed, Hasina
(Encyclopedia) Wazed, HasinaWazed, Hasinahäˌsēnäˈ wäzĕdˈ [key], 1947–, Bangladeshi political leader, grad. Univ. of Dhaka (1973). Popularly known as Sheikh Hasina, she is the daughter of Bangladesh's…Ruscha, Ed
(Encyclopedia) Ruscha, Ed (Edward Joseph Ruscha 4th)Ruscha, Edr&oomacr;shāˈ [key], 1937–, American artist, b. Omaha, Neb. He is closely associated with Los Angeles, where he moved to attend (1956…New Democratic party
(Encyclopedia) New Democratic party (NDP), Canadian political party, founded in 1961 when the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) reorganized itself and entered into close ties with Canadian…pentameter
(Encyclopedia) pentameterpentameterpĕntămˈətər [key] [Gr.,=measure of five], in prosody, a line to be scanned in five feet (see versification). The third line of Thomas Nashe's “Spring” is in…field, in physics
(Encyclopedia) field, in physics, region throughout which a force may be exerted; examples are the gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields that surround, respectively, masses, electric charges,…West Indies Federation
(Encyclopedia) West Indies Federation, former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Barbados were the principal members, but the…Stolypin, Piotr Arkadevich
(Encyclopedia) Stolypin, Piotr ArkadevichStolypin, Piotr Arkadevichpyôˈtər ərkäˈdyĭvĭch stəlĭˈpĭn [key], 1862–1911, Russian premier and minister of the interior (1906–11) for Czar Nicholas II. He…Trending
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