(Duke). A poetical romance by Henry of Veldig (Waldeck), contemporary with Frederick Barbarossa. Duke Ernest is son-in-law of Kaiser Konrad II. Having murdered his feudal lord, he went on…
(Encyclopedia) Flagg, Ernest, 1857–1947, American architect, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The 45-story Singer Building in New York City, which he built in 1908,…
(Encyclopedia) Meissonier, Jean Louis ErnestMeissonier, Jean Louis ErnestzhäN lwē ĕrnĕstˈ māsônyāˈ [key], 1815–91, French genre and military painter. His study of the Dutch masters was evident in his…
(Encyclopedia) Dowson, Ernest ChristopherDowson, Ernest Christopherdouˈsən [key], 1867–1900, English poet. He attended Queens College, Oxford, but left in 1888 without taking a degree. Dowson's life…
(Encyclopedia) Borlaug, Norman ErnestBorlaug, Norman Ernestbôrˈlôg [key], 1914–2009, U.S. agronomist, b. near Saude, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Minn. (Ph.D., 1942). He worked as researcher with the E. I.…
LEHMAN Richard Henry , a Representative from California; born in Sanger, Fresno County, Calif., July 20,
1948; attended public schools; A.A., Fresno City College, 1968; attended California State…
(Encyclopedia) Gruening, Ernest HenryGruening, Ernest Henrygrēnˈĭng [key], 1887–1974, American political leader, governor of Alaska (1939–53), and U.S. Senator (1959–69), b. New York City. He became…
vinterDied: March 6, 2007 (Modesto, California) Best Known as: vintner With little more than a high-school education, Gallo created one of the world's…
(Encyclopedia) Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866–1927, English physiologist, b. India. He was professor (1899–1923) at University College, London. He was an authority on heart action and circulation. With…
(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, Georges ErnestBoulanger, Georges Ernestzhôrzh ĕrnĕstˈ b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1837–91, French general and reactionary politician. He served in North Africa and Indochina…
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