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Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald von

(Encyclopedia)Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobald von tāˈōbält fən bātˈmän-hôlˈvāk [key], 1856–1921, German chancellor. A career civil servant, he became minister of the interior (1905) and secretary of state (...

Webster, Daniel

(Encyclopedia)Webster, Daniel, 1782–1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H. As a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1827–41), he became a leading political figure of t...

Reading, University of

(Encyclopedia)Reading, University of, at Reading, England; established 1892 as a university extension college affiliated with the Univ. of Oxford. In 1926 it received its charter as an independent university. It ha...

Croydon

(Encyclopedia)Croydon, outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is London's second largest shopping and cultural center after West End. London's first airport,...

Hertford

(Encyclopedia)Hertford, town, E central England, on the Lea River. Hertford is an agricultural market with light industries, including brewing, flour milling, and the...

Hillsdale

(Encyclopedia)Hillsdale, <1> City (2020 pop. 7,927), seat of Hillsdale co., SE Mich.; est. 1839. Boosted by the opening of the railroad, the area became a touri...

Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding

(Encyclopedia)Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding, 1917–2012, British physiologist, educated at University College, London; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, half-brother of Sir Julian Huxley and Aldous Huxley. He finishe...

McBay, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) McBay, Shirley , 1935-2021, American mathematician and educator, b. Bainbridge, Ga.,as Shirley Ann Mathis, Paine College (B.S., 1954), Atlanta Univ. (M...

Toronto, University of

(Encyclopedia)Toronto, University of, at Toronto, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1827 as King's College. It achieved university status in 1849 and is governed under ...

Edwards, Jonathan, 1745–1801, American theologian

(Encyclopedia)Edwards, Jonathan, the younger, 1745–1801, American theologian, b. Northampton, Mass., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1765; son of Jonathan Edwards (1703–58). His career in some ways...