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Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron fo͝olk grĕvˈĭl [key], 1554–1628, English author and statesman. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, he held many official positions during his lifetime. His Life of...

Hurst, John Fletcher

(Encyclopedia) Hurst, John Fletcher, 1834–1903, American Methodist bishop and educator, b. Maryland. He was president of Drew Theological Seminary from 1873 until 1880, when he was elected bishop. Bishop Hurst was...

Grove, Sir George

(Encyclopedia) Grove, Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicographer, whose Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1879–89) has become a standard reference work. Originally an engineer, he assisted in the establishmen...

L.E.L.

(Encyclopedia) L.E.L.: see Landon, Letitia Elizabeth. ...

Kent, Maid of

(Encyclopedia) Kent, Maid of: see Barton, Elizabeth. ...

Sverdrup Islands

(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup Islands: see Queen Elizabeth Islands. ...

Ramée, Joseph Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Ramée, Joseph Jacques zhôzĕfˈ zhäk rämāˈ [key], 1764–1842, French architect. He left France in 1792 and was active in Germany (where he built the Hamburg Exchange) and in Denmark. He lived i...