(Encyclopedia) finch, common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia. The true…
FINCH, Isaac, a Representative from New York; born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 13, 1783; moved with his parents to Peru, Clinton County, N.Y., in 1787; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Daniel Finch, 2d earl of, 1647–1730, English politician, son of Heneage Finch, the 1st earl. A staunch supporter of the Church of England, he disapproved of James II's pro–…
(Encyclopedia) Winchilsea, Anne Finch, countess ofWinchilsea, Anne Finch, countess ofwĭnˈchəlsē [key], 1661–1720, English poet. In 1684 she married Heneage Finch, who became (1712) 4th earl of…
(Nelle Harper Lee)authorBorn: 4/28/1926Birthplace: Monroeville, Alabama Author of the bestseller-turned-Oscar-winning film To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), she won a Pulitzer for the novel in 1961.…
