Geckos
Geckos, Gek'6z, The Small Lizards Of The Family Geckonida', Distinguished From Other Lizards By Structural Peculiarities Which Indicate That The Group Is A Very Ancient And Distinct One. Externally Their Robust Forms, Short Heads And Thick, But Fragile Tails: The Skin. Iv Most Soft And Pebbled With Minute Bony Concretions ...
Geddes
Geddes, Sir Eric Campbell, British Statesman And Administrator: B. Agra, India, 1875. Intended For The Army, Young Geddes Was Sent To Scotland And Educated At Merchis Ton Castle School, Edinburgh. He Later Passed The Preliminary Examinations At The Oxford Military College At The Age Of 17, But Did Not Pursue ...
Gedimin
Gedimin, Ga'demin, Or Gedymin, Grand Duke Of Lithuania; D. 1342. He Inherited Vast Regions Comprising Lithuania, Red Russia, Mink, Etc., And Immediately Had To Undertake Defensive Operations Against The Predatory Teu Tonic Knights. The Better To Effect His Purpose He Secured The Protection Of The Holy See And Opened His ...
Geese
Geese, A Large Group Of Water-birds Al Lied To The Ducks And Swans, And Forming With Them The Family Anatidee. It Is Not Possible To Separate Geese And Ducks Into Two Well-defined Groups. Generally Speaking, However, Geese Are Distinguished By Their Larger Size; Short, Heavy Bill, With Reduced Lamellae; Longer ...
Geez
Geez, Gez, A Name Applied To The Inhabit Ants Of Semitic Origin Dwelling In Abyssinia And To Their Language Also. The Word Means (wandering,) Which Evidently Refers To The Nomadic Character Of The Tribes. Geffcken,.gerken, Friedrich Heinrich, German Diplomatist And Jurist: B. Hamburg, 9 Dec. 1830; D. Munich, 1 May ...
Geijer
Geijer, Gf6r, Eric Gustaf, Swedish His Torian, Composer And Poet: B. Ransater, Werm Land, 12 Jan. 1783; D. Stockholm, 23 April 1847. Beginning To Lecture At Upsala In 1810, He Was Elected In 1815 Assistant Professor, And In 1817 Professor Of History At Upsala. Geijer Exer Cised A Marked Influence ...
Geijerstam
Geijerstam, Gustaf Af, Swedish Novel Ist And Dramatist: B. Province Of Vestmanland, 5 Jan. 1858; D. Stockholm, 6 March 1909. He Pursued Studies In The Faculty Of Philosophy At Upsala 1877-79; Entered The Career Of A Writer 1882, And Served As Literary Manager For The Gernandt Publishing House In Stockholm ...
Geiprgia
Geiprgia, University Of, An Important University Which Is At The Head Of State Educa Tion In Georgia. It Was Chartered In 1785 And Is The Oldest State University. The Charter Co Ordinates Primary And Secondary Schools With The University In The Scheme Of Education By The State. The Institution Was ...
Gems
Gems, Engraving Of, The Glyptic Art, Gem Sculpture Or Lithoglyptics; The Art Of Represent Ing Designs On Precious Stones, Either In Raised Work (cameos), Or By Figures Cut Into, Or Be Low The Surface (intaglios). The Latter Method Was Practised At A Very Early Period, The Oldest Examples Being The ...
Gender
Gender, In Grammar, A Difference In The Forms Of Words To Express Distinction Of Sex, Whether Real Or Fictitious. Some Languages Are Rich In Such Forms, Others Are Altogether Lack Ing In Them. In The Strictly Grammatical Sense Of The Word The Latter Languages Are Without Gender. Primarily There Are ...
Genealogy
Genealogy (from The Greek Genos, Race, And Logos, Discourse), The Systematic Ac Count Of The Origin, Descent And Relations Of Families Is An Auxiliary Of Historical Science. Genealogical Knowledge Becomes Important In A Personal Or Legal View, When Family Claims Are To Be Established. Genealogy Is Founded On The Idea ...
General Conference Of The
General Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church Is One Of The Most Highly Organized Bodies In The World. Its Organization Is An Evolution Produced By The Ever-growing Needs Of The Church And The Times. Its Episcopacy Was Gradual In Its Growth. The General Conference Has Come ...
General Education Board
General Education Board, An Organization Chartered By Congress In 1903, Primarily To Enable John D. Rockefeller To Dis Tribute His Gifts And Aids To Education, And Secondarily To Make It Possible For Other Men Of Means To Promote The Advancement Of Edu Cation In The United States In A More ...
General Grant National Park
General Grant National Park, California, Located In Tulare And Fresno Counties; Usually Mentioned In Connec Tion With Sequoia National Park (q.v.) Be Cause, Though Separated By Six Miles Of Moun Tain And Forest, The Two Are Practically The Same Governmental Reservation. The Area Of The Former, The Subject Of This ...
General Paresis
General Paresis (known Also As General Paralysis, Softening Of The Brain, Par Alytic Dementia, General Paralysis Of The Insane, Etc.), A Disease Of The Nervous System That Usually Begins In Early Adult Life, Progresses Steadily With Increasing Mental Enfeeblement, And Leads To Ultimate Motor Paralysis, Decay Of All Of The ...
General Staff Corps
General Staff Corps. The Gen Eral Staff Corps Of The United States Army, Created In Conformity To The Act Of Congress In 1903 Is Composed Of The Grades And Number Specified In Said Act, Detailed For Service In Said Corps For A Period Of Four Years Unless Sooner Relieved, Under ...
Genesis
Genesis, Book Of. Num.—the Book Of Genesis Is The First Of The So-called "five Books Of Moses" Or The "pentateuch" (q.v.),, Which Constitutes The First Division Of The He Brew Bible. Its Hebrew Name Is Bireshith, "in Beginning,* After The Opening Word Of The Book In Hebrew. The Designation Genesis, ...
Genetic Psychology
Genetic Psychology. The Study Of The Evolution And Development Of Mind Is Termed Genetic Psychology. It Is The Historical Aspect, Or Division, Of The General Science Of Mental Life, And It Is Therefore Definable, As Con Trasted With Other Branches Of The Science, Only In Terms Of Its Purpose Or ...
Genetics
Genetics, The Science Which Deals With The Coming-into-being Of Organisms. It Is One Of The Fundamental Assumptions Of Modern Biology, Amounting Almost To An Axiom, That No Organisms At The Present Time Originate De Notro,.but Only From Previously Existing Similar Organisms, Which Either Divide To Form New Individuals By Processes ...
Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland, Canton, Bounded On The North By The Canton Of Vaud And The Lake Of Geneva, And On The East, West And South By France. In Addition To The Territory Thus Bounded, The Communes Of Celigny, Le Coudre, And Petit Bois, Enclosed By Vaud, Belonged To This Canton, Which ...
Geneva College
Geneva College, Pa., A Coeducational Institution In Beaver Falls, Founded In 1848, Under The Auspices Of The Reformed Presby Terian Church; Reported At The End Of 1915-16: Professors And Instructors, 17; Students, 425; Volumes In The Library, 5,000; Productive Funds, Grounds And Buildings Valued At V50, Income, $28,000. Geneva Convention ...
Geneva_2
Geneva, Switzerland, The Capital Of The Canton Of The Same Name; At The Western Ex Tremity Of The Lake Geneva, Where The Rhone Issues, Here Crossed By Several Bridges And Dividing The Town Into Two Portions. The Old City Is Irregularly Built And Has Narrow, Crooked Streets, Except Along The ...
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, J'en'es Khan, Or Jen Ghis Khan, Mongol Conqueror: B. Near The Onon River, Mongolia, 1162; D. 24 Aug. 1227. His Father Was Chief Over 30 Or 40 Clans, But Paid Tribute To The Tartar Khan. He Succeeded His Father When Only 14 Years Of Age, And Made Himself ...
Genii
Genii, Jeni-i, Among The Romans, Were Protecting Spirits, Who Were Supposed To Ac Company Every Created Thing From Its Origin To Its Final Decay, Like A Second Spiritual Self. They Belonged Not Only To Men, But To All Things Ani Mate And Inanimate, And More Especially To ,places, And Were ...
Genius Of Christianity
Genius Of Christianity, The. Chateaubriand's
Genoa
Genoa, Jen'o-a (ancient Genua ) , Italy, A Fortified City, Situated On The Gulf Of Genoa, At The Foot Of The Apennines, On The Bisagno River, The Capital Of The Province And The Most Important Seaport. While Worthy Of Its Title, °genoa The Superb," As Viewed From The Sea, It ...
Genre Painting
Genre Painting, In Art, From The French Genre (sort Or Kind), Which Was Originally Employed To Designate Pictures Of Which The Subjects Were Copied. Directly From Nature, Such As Landscapes, Scenes Of Every-day Life, Animals, Fruit, And Even Portraits; In Con Tradistinction To Those Which Were More The Product Of ...
Genseric
Genseric, Jen'ser-flc, Or Gaisic121c; King • Of The Vandals: B. About 400; D. 477 A.d. He Was A Natural Son Of Godigisdus, The Great Leader Of The Vandals When They Over Ran Spain. Goderic Succeeded The Latter As Ruler Of The Conquered Territory; And On His Death Genscric, Who Had ...
Gentiles
Gentiles (latin Gentilis, From Gems, A Tribe, Clan Or Family) Originally Used By The Jews To Signify Non-israelitic Peoples. It Is Used To Signify, In Scripture, All The Nations Of The World, Excepting The Jews. In The Old Testament It Is The Rendering Of The Hebrew Word Gains, Peoples, Nations, ...
Gentili
Gentili, Alberico, Italian-english Jurist. Founder Of The Science Of International Law: B. Sanginesio, 14 Jan. 1552; D. London. 19 June 1608. He Was Educated At The University Of Perugia, Where He Received The Degree Of Doc Tor Juris Civilis. For A Short Time He Held A Judicial Office At Ascoli, ...
Gentz
Gentz, Friedrich Von, German Statesman: B. Breslau, 1764; D. 1832. He Was Educated At Frankfort And Konigsberg And In 1786 Was Ap Pointed Secretary Of The General Directory And In 1793 Became War Councilor Of Prussia. At First A Follower Of Rousseau And Kant He Was In Favor Of The ...
Geodesy
Geodesy. The Science Of Measuring Large Portions Of The Earth's Surface, Continents, Countries, Etc., With A View To Determining The Form And Dimension Of Our Globe And Of Mak Ing Maps Of Extended Regions Of Its Surface, Differs From Surveying (q.v.) In The Wider Re Gions Which Its Scope Includes, ...
Geographer Of The United
Geographer Of The United States. The Continental Army In The Revo Lution Had A Geographer To Make Maps And Plans; And On 4 May 1781 Thomas Hutchins (q.v.), A Protégé Of Franklin's, Was On His Recommendation Appointed Geographer To The Southern (greene's) Army. After The Peace, Hutchins's Services Were Retained ...
Geographical Conquests
Geographical Conquests. The 18th Century, The Third After The Discovery Of America Drew To Its Close With Darkness Still Shrouding Half The Globe From The Eye Of Civilized Man. A Strabo Or A Ptolemy, If Questioned In 1800 As To How Much Of The Earth's Surface He Could Describe With ...
Geographical Societies
Geographical Societies Are As Sociations Formed With, The View Of Obtaining And Disseminating Geographical Knowledge. This Is Attained, In The First Instance, By Mem Bers Undertaking Distant Travels, At Their Own Expense In Some Cases, In Others Assisted By The Funds Of The Society Or Grants From Govern Ment; And, ...
Geography
Geography, By Derivation, Means Scription Of The Earth." Humboldt's Interpreta Tion, Which, Beyond The Gathering Of Data For Mapping The Topographical And Drainage Fea Tures Of A Region, Added A Study Of Meteorologi Cal And Climatic Conditions, Of The Character Of Soils, And Of The Distribution Of Life Both Ani ...
Geological Survey
Geological Survey, United States, A Bureau Of The Interior Department Created For The Purpose Of Preparing A Map Of The United States, Classifying The Public Lands, Examining The Geological Structure, Mineral Resources And The Products Of The Country. To These Duties Were Added Those Of Investigating The Extent To Which ...
Geology
Geology (from Greek Ge, Earth, And 'ogle, Account). Geology Is That Science Which Treats Of The History Of The Earth. It Begins With The Remotest Periods And Traces In Orderly Manner All Those Changes In Structure, Material And External Form Which Our Planet Has Under Gone. The Record Is Read ...
Geology Subdivided
Geology Subdivided Geology Covers An Extensive Territory And Is Usually Subdivided Into The Following More Or Less Generally Recognized Branches. Cosmic Geology Treats Of The Origin Of The Earth, Its Relations To The Other Bodies Of Our Solar System, And Its General Relations In Space, Thus Encroaching On The Field ...
Geometrical Optics
Geometrical Optics. Fundamen Tal The Fundamental Characteristics Of The Mode Of Propagation Of Light In So Called Isotropic Media Are Usually Explained In Terms Of Three Propositions, Namely, (1) The Law Of The Rectilinear Propagation Of Light,(2) The Mutual Independence Of The "rays)) Which Constitute A Beam Of Light, And ...
Geometry
Geometry, Cartesian. Between Num Ber And The Properties Of Number, On The One Hand, And Space And The Properties Of Space, On The Other, There Is, Strictly Speaking, No Re Semblance; And The Science Of Number, I.e., Algebra Or Analysis, And The Science Of Space, I.e., Geometry, Are Essentially, Psychologically, ...
Geometry
Geometry, History Of The Elements Of. The. History Of The Science Of Geometry Begins In Greece. It Is True That Mensuration Was Developed To A Considerable Extent At An Early Period In Egypt, Babylonia And India, And That This Work Involved The Measurement Of Angles In The Astronomical Observations Of ...
George
George, Henry, American Political Econ Omist: B. Philadelphia, 2 Sept. 1839; D. New York, 29 Oct. 1897. In Boyhood He Made A Voyage Before The Mast To India; Made His Way To California As A Sailor In 1858 And From Thence To Vancouver Island; Returning To Cali Fornia, Worked At ...
George
George, David Lloyd, British States Man: B. At 5 New York Place, Chorlton-on Medlock, Manchester, 17 Jan. 1863. His Father, William George (born 1820), Who Came Of Farming Stock In South Wales, Married Eliz Abeth Lloyd (died 1896), Daughter Of David Lloyd Of Llanystmdwy, North Wales. He Was A Unitarian ...
George I George
George I (george Lewis), King Of Great Britain And Elector Of Hanover: B. Hanover, Germany, 28 March 1660; D. Osnabruck, 12 June 1727. He Was The Son Of The Elector Ernest Augustus, By Sophia, Daughter Of Frederick, Elector Palatine, And Granddaughter To James I. In 1682 He Married His Cousin, ...
George Ii
George Ii (george Augustus), King Of Great Britain, Son Of George I: B. Hanover, 10 Nov. 1683; D. London, 25 Oct. 1760. He Mar Ried In 1705 Caroline Of Bradenburg-anspach. In 1708, Then Electoral Prince Of Hanover, He Distinguished Himself Under The Command Of Marlborough And Fought At Oudenarde And ...
George Iii George William
George Iii (george William Fred Erick) , King Of Great Britain: B. London, 4 June 1738; D. Windsor, 29 Jan. 1820. He Was The Eldest Son Of Frederick, Prince Of Wales, By The Princess Augusta Of Saxe-gotha. On The Death Of His Father In 1751, His Education Was Entrusted To ...
George Iv George Augustus
George Iv (george Augustus Fred Erick ) , King Of England: B. London, 12 Aug. 1762; D. Windsor, 26 June 1830. He Was The Son Of George Iii And The Princess Charlotte Of Mecklenburg-strelitz. His Dissipated Life, His Extravagance, His Marriage With A Roman Catholic, Mrs. Fitzherbert (21 Dec. 1785), ...
George V
George V, King Of Great Britain And Ireland, Emperor Of India: B. Marlborough House, London, 3 June 1865. George Frederick Ernest Albert Is The Second Son Of The Late King Edward Vii And The Dowager Queen Alexandra, Daughter Of The Late King Chris Tian Ix Of Denmark. He Married, As ...
George Of Cappadocia
George Of Cappadocia, Some Times Called George The Arian, Also George The Fuller Of Cappadocia. His Father Was A Fuller By Occupation. The Date Of His Birth Is Not Known• D. Alexandria, Egypt, A.d. 361. He Belonged To The Arian Party In The Church, And Is Credited By The Opposite ...
George_2
George, Stefan (stephan Anton George), German Poet: B. Near Bingen On The Rhine, 12 July 1868, Is The Accepted Head Of A Group Of Young Poets Who Attempted To Estab Lish A School Of New Lyricism Which Should Con Sciously, Almost Polemically, Break With The Old Traditions, Especially Of Artificial ...
Georgetown
Georgetown, Capital Of British Guiana, Situated On The Eastern Side Of The Demarara River, At Its Mouth, With The Carib Bean Sea For A Second Frontage. The City Covers An Area Of 1,200 Acres. Nearly Every Building In The Quarters Devoted To Private Dwellings Is Isolated From Its Neighbor And ...
Georgetown University
Georgetown University, Dis Trict Of Columbia, An Institution Of Higher Edu Cation, Under The Direction Of The Roman Cath Olic Church. The Plan Of The Institution Was Undertaken As Early As 1785 By The Rev. John Carroll, Later First Archbishop Of Baltimore. In 1786 The Corporation Of Clergymen In The ...
Georgia
Georgia, In Europe (by The Russians Called Grusia, By The Natives Karthli), Formerly A Kingdom, But Now Included In The Russian Government Of Tiflis And Kutais, Though The Name Is Sometimes Loosely Employed To Desig Nate A Much Larger Portion Of The Territory,pos Sessed By Russia South Of The Caucasus. ...
Georgia
Georgia, The Last Settled Of The 13 Origi Nal States Of The American Union; Bounded On The North By North Carolina And Tennessee, On The Northeast By South Carolina, On The East By South Carolina And The Atlantic Ocean, On The South By Florida And On The West By Ala ...