(Encyclopedia) Tchaikovsky, Peter IlyichTchaikovsky, Peter Ilyichĭlyēchˈ chīkôfˈskē [key], 1840–93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and…
JACKSON Oscar Lawrence , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pa., September 2, 1840;
attended the common schools, Tansy Hill Select School, and…
Peter Aartsen, the Flemish painter; so called on account of his extraordinary height. (1507-1573.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Long RunLong Parliament A…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823
Party: Democratic Republican MORRIL David Lawrence , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Epping, N.H., June 10, 1772; taught by
his grandfather and later…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1931
Party: Republican PHIPPS Lawrence Cowle , a Senator from Colorado; born in Amityville, Pa., August 30, 1862; moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1867;…
STRINGER Lawrence Beaumont , a Representative from Illinois; born near Atlantic City, N.J., February 24, 1866;
moved with his parents to Lincoln, Ill., in 1876; attended the public schools; was…
(das Peter Manchen). An allegorical romance by Ludwig Tieck. The dwarf is a castle spectre that advises and aids the family; but all his advice turns out evil, and all his aid productive…
Senate Years of Service: 1880-1897
Party: Democrat PUGH James Lawrence , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Burke County, Ga.,
December 12, 1820; moved with his parents to…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1921
Party: Republican SHERMAN Lawrence Yates , a Senator from Illinois; born near Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, November 8, 1858;
moved with his parents to Illinois…
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