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Henry V, king of England

(Encyclopedia)Henry V, 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22), son and successor of Henry IV. Henry abandoned his early recklessness (celebrated and probably exaggerated by Shakespeare) and ruled with justice...

Knights of Columbus

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission is to encourage ...

Rapp, George

(Encyclopedia)Rapp, George, 1757–1847, German religious leader, known as Father Rapp, b. Württemberg. In 1803 he emigrated to the United States, where he and his followers, known as Rappites, formed the Harmony ...

Shaphat

(Encyclopedia)Shaphat shāˈfăt [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. ...

Alcinoüs

(Encyclopedia)Alcinoüs ălsĭnˈōəs [key], in Greek mythology, king of Phaeacia, father of Nausicaä. He aided Odysseus in his journey back to Ithaca. In the story of Jason, he protects Jason and Medea from the ...

Crawford, Ruth

(Encyclopedia)Crawford, Ruth, 1901–53, American composer, b. East Liverpool, Ohio. Crawford attended music schools in Jacksonville, Fla., and Chicago. Her most frequently performed composition is a string quartet...

Dodo, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Dodo dōˈdō [key], in the Bible, father of the mighty man Eleazar. An alternate form is Dodai. ...

Jehohanan

(Encyclopedia)Jehohanan jēhōhāˈnăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Officer of Jehoshaphat. 2 Father of an officer of Jehoiada. 3 Korahite porter. 4 Husband of a foreign wife. 5, 6 Postexilic priests. ...

Ebed

(Encyclopedia)Ebed ēˈbĕd [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Gaal. 2 One who returned with Ezra. ...

Hammath

(Encyclopedia)Hammath hămˈăth [key], in the Bible. 1 Fortified Naphtalite city. It is probably the Hammon mentioned in First Chronicles and Joshua. 2 Father of the founder of the house of Rechab. ...