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Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de

(Encyclopedia) Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde deSismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde dezhäN shärl lāônärˈ sēmôNdˈ də sēsmôNdēˈ [key], 1773–1842, Swiss historian, economist, and critic. A…

Liechtenstein

(Encyclopedia) LiechtensteinLiechtensteinlĭkhˈtənshtīnˌ [key], officially Principality of Liechtenstein, principality (2015 est. pop. 37,000), 62 sq mi (160 sq km), W central Europe. It is situated…

Satan

(Encyclopedia) Satan [Heb.,=adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon…

Pelagianism

(Encyclopedia) PelagianismPelagianismpəlāˈjənĭzəm [key], Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was…

Benjamin RUGGLES, Congress, OH (1783-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Adams; Anti-JacksonianRUGGLES, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Abington, Windham County, Conn.,…

Dudley MARVIN, Congress, NY (1786-1856)

MARVIN, Dudley, a Representative from New York; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., May 9, 1786; attended Colchester (Conn.) Academy; moved to Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1807 and studied law;…

Horace Mann TOWNER, Congress, IA (1855-1937)

TOWNER, Horace Mann, a Representative from Iowa; born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855; attended the public and high schools of Belvidere, the University of Chicago, and…

Henry Randolph STORRS, Congress, NY (1787-1837)

STORRS, Henry Randolph, (brother of William Lucius Storrs), a Representative from New York; born in Middletown, Conn., September 3, 1787; was graduated from Yale College in 1804; studied law;…

John SCOTT, Congress, MO (1785-1861)

SCOTT, John, a Delegate and a Representative from Missouri; born in Hanover County, Va., May 18, 1785; moved with his parents to Indiana Territory in 1802; was graduated from Princeton College…