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Kelley, Florence
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Florence, 1859–1932, American social worker and reformer, b. Philadelphia, grad. Cornell, 1882, and Northwestern Univ. law school, 1894. Married in 1884 to a Polish doctor,…Romsdalen
(Encyclopedia) RomsdalenRomsdalenr&oomacr;msˈdälˌĕn [key], valley, c.60 mi (100 km) long, in Møre og Romsdal co., SW Norway, flanked by the mountains of Dovrefjell. It is an ancient passage from…Prévert, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Prévert, JacquesPrévert, Jacqueszhäk prāvĕrˈ [key], 1900–1977, French poet. One of the most popular of 20th-century French writers, Prévert produced poetry ranging from the humorous to…Patchen, Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Patchen, Kenneth, 1911–72, American poet and novelist, b. Niles, Ohio. His writings, characterized by complete freedom of form, embrace genres as diverse as satire, fantasy, and…Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl ofEllesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl ofĕlzˈmēr [key], 1800–1857, British politician, author, and philanthropist. His family name was Leveson-…Frankel, Zecharias
(Encyclopedia) Frankel, ZechariasFrankel, Zechariaszĕkərīˈəs frängˈkəl [key], 1801–75, Jewish theologian, b. Prague. Frankel believed that only through an appreciation of the historical development…Greenleaf, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Greenleaf, Simon, 1783–1853, American legal writer, b. Newburyport, Mass. A member of the Maine bar, he won a high reputation for legal scholarship early in his career. With the…carol
(Encyclopedia) carol, popular hymn, of joyful nature, in celebration of an occasion such as May Day, Easter, or Christmas. The earliest English carols date from the 15th cent. The carol is…succulent
(Encyclopedia) succulentsucculentsŭkˈyələnt [key], any fleshy plant that belongs to one of many diverse families, among them species of cactus, aloe, stonecrop, houseleek, agave, and yucca. Most…caddis fly
(Encyclopedia) caddis fly, any of various insects of the order Trichoptera, with four hairy wings usually held back rooflike over the abdomen, long antennae, and chewing mouthparts. The aquatic…Trending
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