(Encyclopedia) Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire.
All these pursuits were interrupted, but not ended, by new Danish invasions between…
(Encyclopedia) Deakin, AlfredDeakin, Alfreddēˈkĭn [key], 1856–1919, Australian political leader. He held office in various ministries and aided in the fight for federation of the Australian states.…
(Encyclopedia) Hettner, AlfredHettner, Alfredälˈfrĕt hĕtˈnər [key], 1859–1942, German geographer and teacher; a founder of modern German geography. His methodology and his materialistic philosophy,…
The Question: Was the Nobel who invented the Nobel prize some sort of explosives expert? What made him decide to start giving awards, especially the Peace Prize…
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist. At Cambridge, where he taught from 1885 to 1908, he exerted great influence on the development of economic thought of the time; one of…
(Encyclopedia) Stieglitz, AlfredStieglitz, Alfredstēgˈlĭts [key], 1864–1946, American photographer, editor, and art exhibitor, b. Hoboken, N.J. The first art photographer in the United States,…
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…
(Encyclopedia) Alfred University, at Alfred, N.Y.; state and private support; coeducational; opened as a school 1836, chartered 1857 as Alfred Univ. It is especially known for the New York State…
