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Charlet, Nicolas Toussaint
(Encyclopedia) Charlet, Nicolas ToussaintCharlet, Nicolas Toussaintnēkôläˈ t&oomacr;săNˈ shärlāˈ [key], 1792–1845, French lithographer and painter. He was famous for his lithographs depicting…Humperdinck, Engelbert
(Encyclopedia) Humperdinck, EngelbertHumperdinck, Engelberthŭmˈpərdĭngk, Ger. ĕngˈəlbĕrt h&oobreve;mˈpərdĭngk [key], 1854–1921, German composer and teacher. He is known chiefly for his first…Josetsu
(Encyclopedia) JosetsuJosetsujōˌsāˈts&oomacr; [key], fl. 1425, Japanese landscape painter, teacher, and priest. His work shows the formal characteristics of Chinese suiboku-ga (black-and-white)…Squarcione, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Squarcione, FrancescoSquarcione, Francescofränchāˈskō skwärchōˈnā [key], 1397–1468, Italian painter; teacher of Mantegna. According to tradition he was a tailor and embroiderer who…Gegenbaur, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Gegenbaur, KarlGegenbaur, Karlkärl gāˈgənbour [key], 1826–1903, German anatomist. A professor at the universities of Jena (1855–73) and Heidelberg (1873–1901), he was influential as a…Blunden, Edmund Charles
(Encyclopedia) Blunden, Edmund Charles, 1896–1974, English author. Beginning his career as a poet of nature, Blunden became a cosmopolitan teacher and writer. His prose works include Undertones of…Woodberry, George Edward
(Encyclopedia) Woodberry, George Edward, 1855–1930, American poet, critic, and teacher, b. Beverly, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1877. He was professor of English at the Univ. of Nebraska (1880–82) and at…Bimeler, Joseph Michael
(Encyclopedia) Bimeler, Joseph MichaelBimeler, Joseph Michaelbīˈmələr [key], 1778–1853, German religious leader, originally called Bäumler. A teacher of the separatists in Württemberg, in 1817 he led…Martineau, James
(Encyclopedia) Martineau, James, 1805–1900, English philosopher and Unitarian clergyman; brother of Harriet Martineau. He strongly upheld the theist position against the negations of physical science…Ashi, Rab
(Encyclopedia) Ashi or Asser, RabAshi or Asser, Rabäˈshē, äsˈər [key], c.352–c.424, Jewish scholar of Babylon. He was a judge, community administrator, and teacher of considerable influence both on…Trending
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