HOOPER, Benjamin Stephen, a Representative from Virginia; born near Buckingham, Buckingham County, Va., March 6, 1835; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and the…
(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)writer, social observerBorn: 11/30/1835Birthplace: Florida, Missouri Writer and social observer considered a master of humor and sarcasm and one of the most influential…
singer, songwriterBorn: 11/5/1959Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Though he achieved commercial success with both his third and fourth albums—Cuts Like a Knife (1983) and Grammy-nominated…
(Encyclopedia) ShaphatShaphatshāˈfăt [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of the blood in Judah. 2 Father of Elisha. 3 One of the spies. 4 Officer under David. 5 Gadite.
(Encyclopedia) Canute the Saint, d. 1086, king (1080–86) and patron saint of Denmark. He built churches and cathedrals and raised the bishops to the rank of prince. In 1085 he made an unsuccessful…
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir Morell, 1837–92, English physician and laryngologist. A skillful surgeon, he was called to Germany to treat the crown prince (later Frederick III, emperor of Germany),…
(Encyclopedia) Frederick III (Frederick the Pious), 1515–76, elector palatine (1559–76). The first German prince to accept Calvinism, he ordered the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) drawn up (see under…
