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Stockton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...Stuart, David, duke of Rothesay
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, David, duke of Rothesay rŏthˈsē [key], 1378?–1402, Scottish prince; son and heir apparent of Robert III. On his father's accession (1390) to the throne, David became earl of Ca...Bremen
(Encyclopedia)Bremen brāˈmən [key], city, capital of the state of Bremen, NW Germany, on the Weser River...Lambton, John George
(Encyclopedia)Lambton, John George: see Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of. ...Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
(Encyclopedia)Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis lĕfˈrĭk [key], 1891–1969, British field marshal. His long military career began with service in World War I, followed by a per...Hogarth, David George
(Encyclopedia)Hogarth, David George hōˈgärth [key], 1862–1927, English archaeologist, keeper (1909–27) of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. He explored and excavated (1887–1907) in Cyprus, Crete, Egypt, Syria,...Birkhoff, George David
(Encyclopedia)Birkhoff, George David, 1884–1944, American mathematician, b. Overisel, Mich.; father of Garrett Birkhoff. The son of a physician, he was educated at Harvard (B.A., 1905) and the Univ. of Chicago (P...Totnes, George Carew, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Totnes, George Carew, earl of: see Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes. ...Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle
(Encyclopedia)Monck or Monk, George, 1st duke of Albemarle, 1608–70, English soldier and politician. He took part (1625) in the disastrous expedition against Cádiz and fought against the Spanish in the Netherlan...oratory
(Encyclopedia)oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as delivering a speech. Or...Browse by Subject
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