(Encyclopedia) Matthew of Paris or Matthew Paris, d. 1259, English historian, a monk of St. Albans. He became the historiographer of the convent after the death (c.1236) of Roger of Wendover. The…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, 1815–75, American politician, b. Huntsville, Ala. Moving to Texas in 1846, he served (1849) as attorney general, was a member of the legislature (1851–53),…
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Abraham Valentine Williams, 1862–1937, American Orientalist, b. New York City. Teaching at Columbia (1895–1935), he was a great authority on ancient Persian religion, language…
The Trial of the Army and Cata... The Breach of the Truce, and t... The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The armies being ready to engage, a single combat is agreed upon, between Menelaus…
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Sir William Jackson, 1785–1865, English botanist. A leading authority of his time on ferns, he formed a famous herbarium and built up the Glasgow Garden and the Royal Botanic…
(Encyclopedia) Gibson, Paris, 1830–1920, American pioneer and politician, b. Brownfield, Maine. After serving in the Maine legislature he moved to Minneapolis, where he built the first flour mill and…
Gypsum, found in large quantities in the quarries of Montmartre, near Paris. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PlatePlantagenet A B C D E F G H I J K…
(Encyclopedia) Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt…
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Treaty of, any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France.
For the Treaty of Paris of 1856, see Paris, Congress of. For the Treaty of Paris of 1898,…
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