The Question: Who was the president when the White House got its first car? The Answer: For the answer to this question, we turned to Michael L. Bromley…
(Encyclopedia) Vestdijk, SimonVestdijk, Simonsēˈmûn vĕstˈdāyk [key], 1898–1971, Dutch writer. His nearly 100 books include 38 novels, over 20 volumes of poetry, and works on astrology, religion, and…
(Encyclopedia) Langham, SimonLangham, Simonlăngˈəm [key], d. 1376, English prelate and statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He ruled the abbey of Westminster with such skill that Edward…
(Encyclopedia) Simon, SaintSimon, Saintsīˈmən [key], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels he is called the Canaanite or Cananaean or Zelotes, synonymous terms referring…
(Encyclopedia) Stevin, SimonStevin, Simonsēˈmôn stəvīnˈ [key], 1548–1620, Dutch engineer and mathematician. His experiments in hydrostatics showed that the pressure exerted by a liquid is dependent…
(Encyclopedia) Vouet, SimonVouet, SimonsēmôNˈ vwā [key], 1590–1649, French portrait and decorative painter. He first established himself as a successful painter in Rome. Recalled to France in 1627 as…
(Encyclopedia) Petlyura, SimonPetlyura, Simonsĭmyōnˈ pyətly&oomacr;ˈrə [key], 1879–1926, Ukrainian nationalist politician. In Jan., 1919, he became leader of the independent Ukrainian republic…
