Thomas 1558 1594 Kyd
Kyd, Thomas (1558-1594), One Of The Most Important Of The English Elizabethan Dramatists Who Preceded Shakespeare. Kyd Remained Until The Last Decade Of The 19th Century In What Appeared Likely To Be Impenetrable Obscurity. Even His Name Was Forgotten Until Thomas Hawkins About 1773 Discovered It In Connection With The ...
Thomas Arthur Lally
Lally, Thomas Arthur, Comte De, Baron De Tol Lendal (1702-1766), French General, Was Born At Romans (drome), On Jan. I, 1702, Being The Son Of Sir Gerard O'lally, An Irish Jacobite Who Married A French Lady Of Noble Family, From Whom The Son Inherited His Titles. Entering The French Army ...
Thomas Edward 1888 1935 Lawrence
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (1888-1935), Brit Ish Explorer And Scholar, Was Born In Wales On Aug. 15, 1888, Of A Leicestershire Family, One Branch Of Which Had Moved To The Neighbourhood Of Dublin And Thence To Oxford. The Second Of Five Brothers, He Was Educated At The Oxford High School And ...
Thomas Lancaster
Lancaster, Thomas, Earl Of (c. 1277-1322), Was The Eldest Son Of Edmund, Earl Of Lancaster And Titular King Of Sicily, And A Grandson Of The English King, Henry Iii. ; While He Was Related To The Royal House Of France Both Through His Mother, Blanche, A Granddaughter Of Louis Viii., ...
Thomas Osborne Leeds
Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Ist Duke Of (1631— 1712), English Statesman, Known As Earl Of Danby, Son Of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., Of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Was Born In 1631, And Succeeded To The Baronetcy And Estates In 1647. He Was Elected M.p. For York In 1665, And Two Years Later, Joined ...
Trophime Gerard Lally Tollendal
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Ture A F Br
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Urbain Jean Joseph 181
Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph ( 181 1-1877 ) , French Astronomer, Was Born At St. Lo In Normandy On March Ii, 1811. His Father Made Great Efforts To Send Him To Paris, Where A Brilliant Examination Gained Him, In 1831, Admittance To The T Cole Polytechnique. The Distinction Of His ...
Varieties Of Language
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Vernon Lee
Lee, Vernon (pen-name Of Violet Paget) (1856-1935), English Essayist And Novelist, Was Born In France Of English Parents On Oct. 14, 1856. She Made Her Home In Italy, Near Florence, And Became One Of The Most Sympathetic Interpreters Of The Italian Scene, And Of Italian Art And Letters. She Was ...
Via Latina
Latina, Via, An Ancient Highroad Of Italy, Leading South East From Rome. It Was Probably One Of The Oldest Roman Roads, Leading To The Pass Of Algidus, Important In Early Military History ; And It Must Have Preceded The Via Appia As A Route To Campania, Inasmuch As The Latin ...
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov 1924
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov 1924), Founder And Guiding Spirit Of The Soviet Republics And The Communist International, The Disciple Of Marx, The Leader Of The Bolshevik Party And The Organizer Of The Oct. Revolution In Russia, Was Born On April 9 (22), 1870, In The Town Of Simbirsk, Now Ulyanovsk. ...
Walter Savage Landor
Landor, Walter Savage English Writer, Eldest Son Of Walter Landor And His Wife Elizabeth Savage, Was Born At Warwick On Jan. 3o, 1775. He Was Sent To Rugby School, But Was Removed At The Headmaster's Request And Studied Privately With Mr. Langley, Vicar Of Ashbourne. In 1793 He En Tered ...
William 1573 1645 Laud
Laud, William (1573-1645), English Archbishop, Only Son Of William Laud, A Clothier, Was Born At Reading On Oct. 7, 1573. He Was Educated At Reading Free School, Matriculated At St. John's College, Oxford, In 1589, Gained A Scholarship In 159o, A Fellowship In 1593, And Graduated B.a. In 1594, Proceeding ...
William 159 662 Lenthall
Lenthall, William (159 662), English Parlia Mentarian, Speaker Of The House Of Commons, Second Son Of William Lenthall, Of Lachford, Oxfordshire, Was Born At Henley On-thames In June 1591. He Left Oxford Without Taking A Degree In 1609, And Was Called To The Bar At Lincoln's Inn In 1616, Be ...
William 1686 1761 Law
Law, William (1686-1761), English Divine, Was Born At King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire. In 1705 He Entered As A Sizar At Emmanuel College, Cambridge; In 1711 He Was Elected Fellow Of His College And Was Ordained. He Resided At Cambridge, Teach Ing And Taking Occasional Duty Until The Accession Of George I., ...
William Edward Hartpole 1838
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William Hesketh Lever Leverhulme
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William Langland
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William Petty Fitzmau Rice
Lansdowne, William Petty Fitzmau Rice, 1st Marquess Of (1737-1805) , British Statesman, Better Known Under His Earlier Title Of Earl Of Shelburne, Was Born At Dublin, On May 20, 1737. He Was A Descendant Of The Lords Of Kerry (dating From 1181), And His Grandfather Thomas Fitz Maurice, Who Was ...