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Memling, Hans

(Encyclopedia) Memling or Memlinc, HansMemling or Memlinc, Hanshäns mĕmˈlĭng, –lĭngk [key], c.1430–1494, Flemish religious and portrait painter, b. Germany. He may have studied with Roger van der…

orphism

(Encyclopedia) orphism, a short-lived movement in art founded in 1912 by Robert Delaunay, Frank Kupka, the Duchamp brothers, and Roger de la Fresnaye. Apollinaire coined the term orphism to describe…

Stiles, Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Stiles, Ezra, 1727–95, American theologian and educator, b. North Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1746. He studied theology, was ordained in 1749, and tutored (1749–55) at Yale. Resigning…

Bogle, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Bogle, Jack (John Clifton Bogle)Bogle, Jack [key], 1929–2019, American financial executive, b. Montclair, N.J., grad. Princeton (1951). Going to work for Walter Morgan's Wellington…

Richard Wilson AUSTIN, Congress, TN (1857-1919)

AUSTIN, Richard Wilson, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., August 26, 1857; attended the common schools, Loudon High School, and the University of Tennessee…

James Duane DOTY, Congress, WI (1799-1865)

DOTY, James Duane, (cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin), a Delegate and a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799; attended the common schools;…

Malcolm Rice PATTERSON, Congress, TN (1861-1935)

PATTERSON, Malcolm Rice, (son of Josiah Patterson), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Somerville, Morgan County, Ala., June 7, 1861; attended the common schools; moved to Memphis, Tenn…

Edward Clayton EICHER, Congress, IA (1878-1944)

EICHER, Edward Clayton, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Noble, Washington County, Iowa, December 16, 1878; attended the public schools, Washington (Iowa) Academy, and Morgan…