(Encyclopedia) Lover, Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish painter, novelist, and songwriter. Before turning to literature, Lover was a painter, and in 1828 he became a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of…
(Encyclopedia) Fallows, Samuel, 1835–1922, American clergyman, bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, b. England, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1859. He served with the Union army in the Civil War and…
(Encyclopedia) Mazzuchelli, Samuel CharlesMazzuchelli, Samuel Charlesmäˈzh&oomacr;kĕlē [key], 1806–64, Italian missionary in America. He was a Dominican. He was ordered (1830) to the island of…
(Encyclopedia) Brannan, Samuel, 1819–89, California pioneer, b. Saco, Maine. Converted to Mormonism, he edited a Mormon paper in New York City before leading a party of Mormons by sea from New York…
(Encyclopedia) Alexander, Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher, b. Australia. From 1893 to 1924 he was professor of philosophy at Victoria Univ., Manchester. Strongly influenced by the theory of…
(Encyclopedia) Bemis, Samuel FlaggBemis, Samuel Flaggbēˈmĭs [key], 1891–1973, American historian, b. Worcester, Mass. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1916 and taught history at various schools…
(Encyclopedia) Ervin, Samuel JamesErvin, Samuel Jamesûrˈvĭn [key], 1896–1985, U.S. senator (1954–75), b. Morganton, N.C. Admitted to the bar in 1919, he became a distinguished jurist, serving as a…
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Samuel, 1721–1803, American clergyman and theologian, b. Waterbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1741. He was a leading disciple of Jonathan Edwards, whose theology was the foundation…
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