MARSHALL, Alfred, a Representative from Maine; born in New Hampshire about 1797; member of the State house of representatives in 1827, 1828, 1834, and 1835; served as a general in the State…
(Encyclopedia) Landon, Alfred Mossman, 1887–1987, U.S. politician, b. West Middlesex, Pa. He was a banker and oil operator before he ran for public office. Landon served (1933–37) as governor of…
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810–74, American artist, b. Baltimore, studied under Thomas Sully and in Europe. In 1837 he joined an expedition to the American West and was probably the first…
(Encyclopedia) Loisy, Alfred FirminLoisy, Alfred Firminälfrĕdˈ fērmăNˈ lwäzēˈ [key], 1857–1940, French theologian, biblical critic, and leading exponent of biblical modernism. He was ordained (1879)…
(Encyclopedia) Love, Alfred Henry, 1830–1913, American pacifist, b. Philadelphia. Love, a Quaker, remained firm in his principles at the outbreak of the Civil War, refusing even to hire a substitute…
(Encyclopedia) Mahan, Alfred ThayerMahan, Alfred Thayerməhănˈ [key], 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and historian, b. West Point, N.Y. A Union naval officer in the Civil War, he later lectured on…
(Encyclopedia) Maurer, Alfred HenryMaurer, Alfred Henrymôrˈər [key], 1868–1932, American painter, b. New York City. He was apprenticed as a lithographer, taught himself painting, and went to Europe…
(Encyclopedia) Korzybski, Alfred HabdankKorzybski, Alfred Habdankkôrzĭbˈskē [key], 1879–1950, Polish-American linguist, b. Warsaw. In his system, which he called General Semantics, Korzybski aimed at…
(Encyclopedia) Kroeber, Alfred LouisKroeber, Alfred Louiskrōˈbər [key], 1876–1960, American anthropologist, b. Hoboken, N.J., Ph.D. Columbia, 1901. He taught (1901–46) at the Univ. of California and…
