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Kempis, Thomas à
(Encyclopedia)Kempis, Thomas à: see Thomas à Kempis. ...Thomas à Kempis
(Encyclopedia)Thomas à Kempis kĕmˈpĭs [key], b. 1379 or 1380, d. 1471, German monk, traditional author of The Imitation of Christ, b. Kempen, Germany. He was schooled at Deventer, in the Netherlands, the center...Xe
(Encyclopedia)Xe, symbol for the element xenon.Imitation of Christ, The
(Encyclopedia)Imitation of Christ, The, Christian devotional book, of great popularity. It originated among the Brothers of the Common Life in the Netherlands and was written probably c.1425. Tradition (since c.144...Badius, Jodocus
(Encyclopedia)Badius, Jodocus jōdōˈkəs bāˈdēəs [key], 1462–1535, French printer, b. Asche, near Brussels. His original name was Josse Bade, and he is sometimes called for his birthplace Jodocus Badius Asc...Deventer
(Encyclopedia)Deventer, city, Overijssel prov., E central Netherlands, on the IJssel River. It is an industrial center with machine shops and foundries; important man...Groote, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Groote, Gerard or Geert gāˈrärt, gārtˈ, grōˈtə [key], 1340–84, Dutch Roman Catholic reformer. He studied at Paris and elsewhere and because of his learning in theology, philosophy, jurisprud...Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon ...Egerton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Eakins, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Eakins, Thomas āˈkĭnz [key], 1844–1916, American painter, photographer, and sculptor, b. Philadelphia, where he worked most of his life. Eakins is considered the foremost American portrait painte...Browse by Subject
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