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Evans, Caradoc

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Caradoc, 1883–1945, Anglo-Welsh novelist and short-story writer. His chief works are his short-story collections, My People (1915), Capel Sion (1916), and My Neighbors (1919), and his novel N...

Evans, Luther Harris

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Luther Harris, 1902–81, American librarian and political scientist, b. Bastrop co., Tex. After teaching political science at several universities, he became director of the Historical Records...

Evans, Dame Edith

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress. After her stage debut in 1912, Evans toured with Ellen Terry. Known for her resonant voice, she worked with the Old Vic (1925–26) and had a distingui...

Hughes, Richard Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Hughes, Richard Joseph: see New Jersey. ...

Hughes, John Ceiriog

(Encyclopedia)Hughes, John Ceiriog, 1832–87, Welsh lyric poet. By restoring simplicity of diction and emotional sincerity, he did for Welsh poetry what Wordsworth and Coleridge did for English poetry. Many of his...

Hughes, John Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Hughes, John Joseph, 1797–1864, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland. He joined his family in the United States in 1817 and on graduating from Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

(Encyclopedia)Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI), nonprofit medical research organization founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes and largly funded from proceeds of the 1984–85 sale of Hughes Aircraft. Headquartere...

Evans, Augusta Jane

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Augusta Jane, 1835–1909, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. Of her sentimental, moralistic novels, St. Elmo (1866) achieved greatest popularity. ...

Evans, Mary Ann

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Mary Ann or Marian: see Eliot, George. ...