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Sheldon, Edward Austin

(Encyclopedia) Sheldon, Edward Austin, 1823–97, American educator, b. Wyoming co., N.Y., studied at Hamilton College. After illness forced him to cut short his own education, he held a variety of…

PTA

(Encyclopedia) PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education.

Sommerfeld, Arnold Johannes Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Sommerfeld, Arnold Johannes WilhelmSommerfeld, Arnold Johannes Wilhelmärˈnōlt yōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm zômˈərfĕlt [key], 1868–1951, German physicist and teacher. He received a Ph.D. at…

Shemiramoth

(Encyclopedia) ShemiramothShemiramothshēmĭrˈəmŏthˌ [key], in the Bible. 1 Temple musician. 2 Teacher of the Law.

Tyrannus

(Encyclopedia) TyrannusTyrannustīrănˈəs [key], in the New Testament, teacher of Ephesus at whose school Paul preached.

Eli

(Encyclopedia) EliEliēˈlī [key], in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.

Tobijah

(Encyclopedia) TobijahTobijahtōbīˈjə [key], in the Bible. 1 Teacher of the Law. 2 Emissary to Jerusalem from the Jews in Babylon.

Sylvester II

(Encyclopedia) Sylvester II, c.945–1003, pope (999–1003), a Frenchman (b. Auvergne) named Gerbert; successor of Gregory V. In his youth he studied at Muslim schools in Spain and became learned in…

American Federation of Teachers

(Encyclopedia) American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. It was formed (1916) out of the belief that the organizing of teachers should follow the model of a labor union,…

Blow, John

(Encyclopedia) Blow, John, 1649–1708, English composer. He was organist and choirmaster at Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal and the teacher of Henry Purcell. He wrote more than 100 anthems and…