(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1895–1973, American film director, b. Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as John Martin Feeney. Ford began directing in 1917 after an apprenticeship with his brother Francis. Over the…
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(Encyclopedia) AstraeaAstraeaăstrēˈə [key], in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of justice; daughter of Zeus and Themis. Because of the wickedness of man, she withdrew from the earth at the end…
(Encyclopedia) JahazielJahazieljəhāˈzēĕl, jāˌhāzīˈəl, jāhăzˈēĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Man who joined David at Ziklag. 2 One who inspired Jehoshaphat to oppose the invading Ammonites. 3 Priest before…
(Encyclopedia) Herwegh, GeorgHerwegh, Georggāˈôrkh hĕrˈvāk [key], 1817–75, German revolutionary poet. His best-known work, Gedichte eines Lebendigen [poems of a living man] (1841) stirred much…
(Encyclopedia) Knight, Charles, 1874–1953, American artist, b. New York City. Knight painted and sculpted animal subjects. He is best known for his murals at the American Museum of Natural History,…
(Encyclopedia) Cheddar, village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with…
(Encyclopedia) JozabadJozabadjōˈzəbăd [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Two of David's captains. 3, 4 Important Levites. 5 Man who had married a foreigner. 6, 7, 8, 9 Levites in the return from the Exile.…
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