(Encyclopedia) Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877–1955, American art historian, b. Hastings, Mich. Morey was considered one of the foremost medievalists of his time. His principal works include Early…
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ANDERSEN Herman Carl , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Newcastle, Kings County,
Wash., January 27, 1897; moved with his parents to a farm near Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn., in 1901;…
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Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Thomas, 1763–1854, American clergyman, a founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). See Campbell, Alexander, his more famous son.
(Encyclopedia) SorøSorøsôˈrö [key], town (1992 pop. 6,454), Vestsjælland co., E Denmark. It is a cultural and resort center. There is an academy founded by Christian IV in 1623 and other educational…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir George, 1821–1905, English merchant. A vigorous advocate of temperance and an opponent of gambling and tobacco, Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association in…
(Encyclopedia) MichaelMichaelmīˈkəl [key] [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the…
(Encyclopedia) mandorlamandorlamänˈdôrlä [key], [Ital.,=almond], a medieval Christian artistic convention by which an oval or almond-shaped area or series of lines surrounds a deity, most commonly…
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