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Hocking, William Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Hocking, William Ernest, 1873–1966, American idealist philosopher, b. Cleveland, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1901; Ph.D., 1904). He was professor of philosophy at Harvard from 1914 until his…

William Ernest MASON, Congress, IL (1850-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903Party: RepublicanMASON, William Ernest, (father of Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Franklinville,…

Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Meissonier, Jean Louis ErnestMeissonier, Jean Louis ErnestzhäN lwē ĕrnĕstˈ māsônyāˈ [key], 1815–91, French genre and military painter. His study of the Dutch masters was evident in his…

Bax, Ernest Belfort

(Encyclopedia) Bax, Ernest Belfort, 1854–1926, English socialist philosopher. He studied music and philosophy in Germany. In England, influenced by Marxist and other radical thought, he became active…

Hemingway, Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Hemingway, Ernest, 1899–1961, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Oak Park, Ill. one of the great American writers of the 20th cent. Hemingway's fiction usually focuses on…

Robert Ernest ANDREWS, Congress, NJ (1957)

ANDREWS, Robert Ernest, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Camden, Burlington County, N.J., August 4, 1957; graduated from Triton High School, Runnemeade, N.J., 1975; B.S., Bucknell…

Ernest L. FLETCHER, Congress, KY (1952)

FLETCHER, Ernest L., a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., November 12, 1952; graduated from LaFayette High School, Lexington, Ky., 1970; B.S.,…

Ernest Leslie KONNYU, Congress, CA (1937)

KONNYU, Ernest Leslie, a Representative from California; born in Tamasi, Hungary, May 17, 1937; attended parochial schools in Jefferson City and St. Louis, Mo.; attended University of Maryland…

Lawrence, Ernest Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward…

King, Ernest Joseph

(Encyclopedia) King, Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941–45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of…