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Judah ha-Nasi
(Encyclopedia)Judah ha-Nasi hä-näˈsē [key], c.135–c.220, Palestinian Jewish communal leader (tanna). He occupied the office of patriarch (nasi) which was reestablished by the Romans after 135. Under his leade...Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of , nŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1621–82, lord chancellor of England. He took no part in the politics of the English civil war, but in 1660 he entered Parliament and bec...Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse de
(Encyclopedia)Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse de də nōīˈyə [key], 1876–1933, French poet, daughter of a noble Romanian family. She was renowned for the brilliant gatherings at her home. Her...Necker, Suzanne (Curchod)
(Encyclopedia)Necker, Suzanne (Curchod) nĕkĕrˈ [key], 1739–94, French writer; wife of Jacques Necker and mother of Mme de Staël. Her salon was frequented by celebrated Frenchmen and foreign visitors. A hospi...Marcellus of Ancyra
(Encyclopedia)Marcellus of Ancyra ănsīˈrə [key], fl. 350, Galatian churchman, the most violent opponent of Arianism in Asia Minor. He developed the theory that the Trinity was the result of emanations from God ...Leonidas of Rhodes
(Encyclopedia)Leonidas of Rhodes rōdz [key], fl. 2d cent. b.c., ancient Greek athlete. He won three different foot races—the stadion, about 200 m, the diaulos, about 400m, and the hoplitodromos, in which athlete...Lafayette Escadrille
(Encyclopedia)Lafayette Escadrille ĕskədrĭlˈ [key], small group of American volunteer aviators in World War I, created (Apr., 1916) as Escadrille Américaine in the French air service. It was renamed the Lafaye...La Trémoille, Louis de
(Encyclopedia)La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Louis de də lä trāmoiˈyə or trēmo͞oˈyə [key], 1460–1525, French general; grandson of Georges de La Trémoille. He commanded the army that attempted to secur...Le Clerc, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Le Clerc, Jean lə klĕrˈ [key], Latin Johannes Clericus, 1657–1736, Swiss Arminian theologian and biblical scholar. He preached in France and in London, then, drawn to the teachings of the Dutch ...Klinger, Max
(Encyclopedia)Klinger, Max klĭngˈər [key], 1857–1920, German painter, sculptor, and etcher. Before 1886 he produced cycles of original and somewhat morbidly imaginative etchings, such as Deliverances of Sacri...Browse by Subject
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