(Encyclopedia) Leighton, Frederick Leighton, BaronLeighton, Frederick Leighton, Baronlāˈtən [key], 1830–96, English painter and sculptor. He studied in Florence. His first exhibited picture, which…
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Sir Arthur (Sir William Arthur Lewis), 1915–91, British economist, b. St. Lucia. A graduate (1940) of the London School of Economics, he was later a professor of economics at…
(Encyclopedia) Minot, George RichardsMinot, George Richardsmīˈnət [key], 1885–1950, American physician and pathologist, b. Boston, M.D. Harvard, 1912. From 1928 to 1948 he was professor of medicine…
(Encyclopedia) Obadiah, short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in…
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(Encyclopedia) Lagarde, Paul Anton deLagarde, Paul Anton depōl äNtôNˈ də [key]Lagarde, Paul Anton de lägärdˈ [key], 1827–91, German Orientalist. Lagarde was one of the most important biblical critics…
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, John Sandfield, 1812–72, Canadian political leader. He was elected (1841) as a Conservative to the Legislative Assembly, but he afterward developed considerable political…
(Encyclopedia) Owen, John, 1616–83, English Puritan divine and theologian. In the civil war Owen supported the parliamentary cause. Oliver Cromwell took him as chaplain to Ireland and Scotland and…
(Encyclopedia) Pendergast, Thomas Joseph, 1872–1945, American political boss, b. St. Joseph, Mo. After holding minor political offices (1899–1910) in Kansas City, Mo., he became the acknowledged…
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Thomas Sturge, 1870–1944, English author. Although his themes were classical and conservative, his poetic technique was innovative. His first volume of poetry, The Vinedresser,…
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