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Meiningen Players

(Encyclopedia)Meiningen Players, German theatrical company that toured Europe from 1874 to 1890. The group, inspiring theatrical reforms wherever it performed, was a major influence in the movement toward modern th...

Laube, Heinrich

(Encyclopedia)Laube, Heinrich hīnˈrĭkh louˈbə [key], 1806–84, German writer. Prominent in the liberal Young Germany movement, he wrote historical novels, among them the cycle Der deutsche Krieg [the German w...

Rowley, Keith Christopher

(Encyclopedia)Rowley, Keith Christopher, 1949–, Trinidadian political leader, b. Tobago, grad. Univ. of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. A volcanologist, he worked in academia and industry before entering politics...

current, electric

(Encyclopedia)current, electric, net movement or flow of electric charge from one point to another or across some boundary. See alternating current; direct current; electricity. ...

Church, Richard William

(Encyclopedia)Church, Richard William, 1815–90, English Anglican clergyman. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a follower of John Henry Newman. As dean of St. Paul's (1871–90) he did much to disseminate...

Clark, Francis Edward

(Encyclopedia)Clark, Francis Edward, 1851–1927, American Congregational clergyman, founder of Christian Endeavor. He was born of American parents in Aylmer, Que., and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873....

Preradović, Petar

(Encyclopedia)Preradović, Petar pĕˈtär prĕräˈdôvĭch [key], 1818–72, Croatian soldier, poet, and Slavophile. His early works were in German. His later lyrics, written in Croatian under Kollár's inspirati...

Batavia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Batavia bətāˈvēə [key], city (2020 pop. 15,600), seat of Genesee co., W N.Y.; inc. 1915. It ...

Moneta, Ernesto Teodoro

(Encyclopedia)Moneta, Ernesto Teodoro ārnĕsˈtō tāōᵺôˈrō mōnĕˈ-tä [key], 1833–1918, Italian editor and pacifist; winner of the 1907 Nobel Peace Prize. He joined the movement for Italian unification,...

motion sickness

(Encyclopedia)motion sickness, waves of nausea and vomiting experienced by some people, resulting from the sudden changes in movement of a vehicle. The ailment is also known as seasickness, car sickness, train sick...