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Trollope, Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Trollope, Anthony trŏlˈəp [key], 1815–82, one of the great English novelists. After spending seven unhappy years in London as a clerk in the general post office, he transferred (1841) to Ireland ...Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope
(Encyclopedia)Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope: see Hope, Anthony. ...Dyck, Sir Anthony van
(Encyclopedia)Dyck, Sir Anthony van: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
(Encyclopedia)Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Completed in 1936 and originally named the Triborough Bridge, it comprises three separate sections...Shirley, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Shirley or Sherley, Sir Anthony, 1565–1636?, English adventurer. He fought in the Netherlands (1586) under the earl of Leicester and in France (1591) under the earl of Essex, who became his patron. ...Anthony of Padua, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Anthony of Padua, Saint, 1195–1231, Portuguese Franciscan, Doctor of the Church, b. Lisbon. He was renowned for his eloquence. According to tradition, in a vision he received the child Jesus in his ...Dooley, Thomas Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Dooley, Thomas Anthony, 1927–61, American physician and author, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Univ. of Notre Dame, M.D. St. Louis Univ., 1953. In 1954, Dooley supervised the care and treatment of thousan...Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of. ...Froude, James Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Froude, James Anthony fro͞od [key], 1818–94, English historian. Educated at Oxford, he took deacon's orders after coming under the influence of the Oxford movement, but he later abandoned the path ...Malone, Karl Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Malone, Karl Anthony, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Summerfield, La. He played basketball at Louisiana Tech Univ. and joined the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 1985. A p...Browse by Subject
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