Koch_2
Koch, Robert, German Bacteriologist: B. Klausthal, Hanover, 11 Dec. 1843; D. 28 May 1910. He Received A Medical Education At Gottingen (1862-66), Was Assistant Surgeon In The Hamburg General Hospital, Was In Private Practice At Langenhagen, Rakwitz And Woll Stein, And In 1872 Was Appointed To The Impe Rial Board ...
Kochanowski
Kochanowski, Jan, Polish Poet: B. Sycyna, 1530; D. Lublin, 22 Aug. 1584. He Was Educated At The High School, Cracow; Studied At Padua (1552), And Traveled In Italy. He Then Went To Paris (1555) And Was Inspired By Ronsard To Write Poetry. Re Turning To His Native Country He Was ...
Kockly
Kockly, Kock'li, Hermann, German Philologist: B. Leipzig, 5 Aug. 1815; D. Trieste, 3 Dec. 1876. He Studied At Leipzig, Taught At The Saalfeld Progymnasium (1837) And At The Dresden Kreuzschule (1840). He Fled To Brus Sels (1849) On Account Of His Participation In The May Insurrection, And Was Appointed Pro ...
Kodak
Kodak. The Kodak Camera Is The In Vention Of George Eastman, And The First Model Appeared In The Year 1888. It Is Now Manufac Tured In A Number Of Sizes And Styles, Some Making Use Of Both Cartridge Roll Film And Dry Plates. The Original Kodak Camera Took Round Pictures ...
Koehler
Koehler, Keler, Robert, American Artist: B. Hamburg, Germany, 28 Nov. 1850. He Came With His Parents To The United States In 1854; Was Educated At Milwaukee, Wis., And Learned Lithography Which He Practised In Pittsburgh, Pa., And New York. After Studying Drawing In The Night Classes Of The National Academy ...
Kohler
Kohler, Kaler, Josef, German Jurist, Author And Poet: B. Offenburg, 9 March 1849. He Studied At Offenburg And Rastatt Gymna Siums And Freiburg And Heidelberg Univer Sities. He Became Doctor Of Laws (1873) And Was Appointed Judge At Mannheim (1874). He Obtained The Degree Of Professor At Wiirzburg (1878) And ...
Kohlrausch
Kohlrausch, Korroush, Friedrich, German Physicist: B. Rinteln, 14 Oct. 1840; D. Marburg, 1910. He Studied At Erlangen And Gottingen, And Was Teacher (docent) At The Frankfort Physikalischer Verein (1864). He Became Assistant Professor (1870) And Was Ap Pointed Professor, Successively, Of The Poly Technikum, Zurich (1870); Darmstadter Poly Technikum (1871), ...
Kolbs Farm
Kolb's Farm, Engagement At. After The Action At Pine Mountain (q.v.), 15 June 1864, General Sherman Closed In On The Con Federate Army Defending Marietta And The Rail Road South To The Chattahoochee, And Began The Extension Of His Lines To The Right. The Con Federates Made A Corresponding Move ...
Kolliker
Kolliker, Rudolph Albert Von, Swiss Anatomist And Physiologist: B. Zu Rich, 6 July 1817; D. Wiirzburg, Bavaria, 13 Nov. 1905. He Studied At Zurich, Bonn And Berlin And Became An Assistant A Henle (1842), And Was Admitted To The Faculty Of The University At Zurich (1843) As Docent. He Re ...
Kolo
Kolo, Kolo, Russia, A Town In The Rus Sian Polish Government Of Kalisch, Situated On An Island In The River Warthe. It Has A Bene Dictine Church, Several Factories And A Popula Tion Of 11,655 In 1910. In The World War This Town Was One Of The Bases Of The ...
Komura
Komura, Ko'moo'ra. Jutaro, Marquis, Japanese Statesman And Diplomat: B. 1855; D. Hayama, 24 Nov. 1911. In 1875 He Was One Of The First Group Of Students Sent By The Japanese Government To The United States. He Was Graduated At Harvard In 1877 And Returned Home, Where He Served Some Years ...
Kongo
Kongo, Kong'go, Or Congo, The, Once An Independent State In Central Africa (1882); A Belgian Colony, 1907. It Is Bounded Northwest And North By French Kongo And British East Africa, The Dividing Line Being Partly The Kongo Itself And Its Tributary, The Ubangi; On The East It Is Bounded By ...
Konig
Konig, Heinrich Joseph, German Au Thor And Politician : B. Fulda, 19 March 1790; D. Wiesbaden, 23 Sept. 1869. He Studied In The Fulda Gymnasium And Lyceum, And Was Given An Official Position In The City Government At Frankfort. He Was Appointed Secretary Of Finance At Fulda (1817), And Was ...
Konig_2
Konig, Otto, German Sculptor: H. Meis Sen, 28 Jan. 1838. He Studied Art At The Dres Den Academy And Under Hahnel, And Later Re Sided At Vienna, Where He Was Appointed (1868) Professor Of The Arts And Crafts School Of The Austrian Museum. His Small Groups Are In Spirations Of ...
Konigsberg
Konigsberg, Kerrigz-berg, Prussia, A Seaport Town, Capital Of The Province Of East Prussia And Of The Government Of The Same Name, On The Pregel, About 454 Miles Above Where It Enters The Northeast Extremity Of The Frische Haff. It Was Once The Prussian Capital, And The Residence Of The Electors ...
Koran
Koran, Ko'ran Or Ko-ran' (ar. Quran, Qoran, Reading, From Qara, Read,• With The Arabic Article, Alkoran; Also Called Furkan, Salvation, Al-mushaf, The Volume, Al-kitab, The Book, Al-dkikr, The Reminder Or The Admonition), The Sacred Scripture Of The Mohammedans, Written In Arabic And Pro Fessing To Be The Revelation Of Allah ...
Korea
Korea, Ko-rea, Corea, Or Chosen, Since 29 Aug. 1910, An Integral Part Of The Em Pire Of Japan. The Name Means Morning Splen Dor. By The Census Of 1910 It Contains 2,274,263 Native Dwellings And A Population Of 13,115,449, The Females Numbering 6,169,610 And The Males 6,945,539, The Discrepancy In ...
Korner
Korner, Ker'ner, Christian Gottfried, German Jurist And Intimate Of Schiller : B. Leipzig, 2 July 1756; D. Berlin, 13 May 1831. He Studied Law At Gottingen And Leipzig And Took His Degrees In The Latter. He Then Traveled Abroad (1779), Was Appointed Councillor Of The Consistorial Court At Leipzig (1781), ...
Korniloff
Korniloff, Ithenelov, Lawns Gregor Ovitch, Russian General: B. Siberia, 30 June 1870. The Son Of Humble Cossack Parents, He Had To Work Hard From Childhood, But Managed To Educate Himself Sufficiently To Enter The Cadet Corps At The Age Of 13. At 19 He Had Learned Several Languages, Entered The ...
Korolenko
Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovitch, Russian Novelist : B. Zhit6mir In Volhynia, 27 July 1853. His Father, A Mem Ber Of An Old Cossack Family, Was A Judge, Of Stern And Honorable Character, Who Believed In A Spartan Education For His Children. His Mother Was Of Aristocratic Polish Origin, And When She ...
Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko, Kos-i-fis'kii (polish Kiis Choosh'kep), Thaddeus (polish Tadeusz), Pol Ish Patriot: H Mereczowszczyzna, Lithuania. 12 Feb. 1746; D. Solothurn, Switzerland, 15 Oct. 1817. He Was Educated In The Military School At Warsaw; And Completed His Studies In France. On His Return To Poland He Became Suitor To The Daughter Of ...
Kossuth
Kossuth, Iths-sooth' (hung. Kosh'in), Lajos (louis), Hungarian Patriot: B. Monok, Hungary, 19 Sept. 1802; D. Turin, Italy, 20 March 1894. He Came Of A Family Of Noble Rank And Of The Protestant Religion, Studied And Practised Law, And In 1832 Entered The Parlia Ment Of Pesth As The Deputy Of ...
Koszta
Koszta (last4) Affair, A Diplomatic Incident. A Hungarian Refugee To The United States, Named Martin Koszta, Obtained His °declaration Of Intentions" Or First Citizenship Papers In 1850. He Visited Smyrna In 1853 And Was Seized By Members Of The Crew Of The Austrian Brig Huzar On 21 June. Captain Ingraham, ...
Kouropatkin
Kouropatkin, Alexei Nikolayevitch, Russian Soldier: B. 17/29 March 1848. He Was Trained For The Army In The Imperial Military College And The Academy Of The General Staff ; Was Sent Abroad To Study Military Conditions In Various European Coun Tries; In 1874 Became A Member Of The Geperal Staff Of ...
Kovalevsky
Kovalevsky, Sophie, Russian Mathe Matician And Writer: B. Moscow, 15 Jan. 1850; D. Stockholm, 10 Feb. 1891. She Wrote Much Under The Name °sonia?) She Received Her Early Education Through Her Father, A General Of Artillery, Then Studied Mathematics At Heidel Berg (1869) After A Sham Wedding Ceremony To Legalize ...
Kqbo
Kqbo, Ko-loo, The Cadmus, Philo And Euhemerus Of Japan, All In One. The Posthu Mous Title Of The Buddhist Priest Kukat (koo Kigh), To Whom Is Attributed The Invention Of The Japanese Syllabary I Ro Ha, Of 47 Letters. He Proposed And Carried Out The Scheme, By Which Shintoism (q.v.) ...
Kraal
Kraal, Kill, A South African Word Used To Designate A Native Village Whose Huts Are Surrounded And Protected By A Circular Hedge Or Stockade. The Word May Be Derived From An African Source, But Is Probably Taken From The Spanish Corral Or The Portuguese Curral, A Cattle Pen Or Fold. ...
Krasinski
Krasinski, Zygmunt, Count, Polish Poet: B. Paris, 19 Feb. 1812; D. There, 23 Feb. 1859. Son Of A General, He Was Educated At The Paternal Home, Which Was A Rendezvous For Polish Authors And Poets, Under The Tuition Of Korzeniovski, An Author. In His 14th Year He Wrote Several Historical ...
Kraszewski
Kraszewski, Josef Ig Naty, Polish Novelist, Dramatist And Historian: B. Warsaw, 28 July 1812; D. Geneva, 19 March 1887. He Was Educated In Biala, Lublin And Swisloch And Studied History, Literature And Languages At Vilna University. He Was Im Prisoned (1831-33) For Participating In The Polish Insurrection, After Which He ...
Krause
Krause, Karl Christian Friedrich, Ger Man Philosopher And Writer: B. Eisenberg, 6 May 1781; D. Munich, 27 Sept. 1832. He Studied Philosophy At Jena Under Fichte And Sdhelling And Took His Degree (1802) As Private Teacher (docent), Becoming Instructor At The Dresden Academy Of Engineering (1805). He Returned To Berlin ...
Kronstadt
Kronstadt, Kron'stat, Or Cron Stadt, Hungary, Called By Hungarians Brass& A Town In The County Of The Same Name In Transylvania, Junction Of Four Railways And Most Picturesquely Situated. It Is Wedged In By A Valley Gorge Of The Schuler Mountains, Open Only On The Northwest. In Front Of The ...
Kronstadt_2
Kronstadt, Kron'stat, Or Cron Stadt, Russia, A Maritime Fortress In The Government Of Saint Peteriburg, And About 25 Miles West Of That City. It Stands In The Nar Rowest Part Of The Gulf Of Finland, Opposite To The Mouth Of The Neva, On A Height Of The Long. Narrow, Rocky ...
Kropotkin
Kropotkin, Kro-potlin, Peter Alex Eievitch, Russian Geographer And Revolutionist: B. Moscow, 9 Dec. 1842. He Was Educated In The Corps Of Pages At Saint Petersburg, And Joining A Regiment Of Cossacks Of The Amur Went To Eastern Siberia As Aide-de-camp To The Military Governor Of Transbaikalia, Becoming Later Attaché For ...
Krout
Krout, Mary Hannah, American Journal Ist And Author: B. Crawfordsville, Ind., 3 Nov. 1857. She Was Educated At Home, Became Asso Ciate Editor Of The Crawfordsville Journal In 1881, And Editor On The Terre Haute Express In 1882. She Was For 10 Years On The Staff Of The Chicago Inter-ocean, ...
Krozber
Krozber, Kro'ber, Alfred L., American Anthropoligist: B. Hoboken, N. J., 11 June 1876. He Was Graduated 0896) At Columbia Univer Sity, Receiving The Ph.d. Diploma (1901) And Was Appointed Instructor (1901-06) At The Uni Versity Of California, Became Assistant Professor Of Anthropology (1906-11), Associate Professor In 1911. He Was Curator ...
Krudener
Krudener, Barbara Julian, Baroness Von, Russian Novelist And Pietist: B. Riga, 11 Nov. 1764; D. Karazu-bazar, 26 Dec. 1824. She Received Through Her Father, Privy Councillor Von Vietinghoff, In Russia And Later At Paris, A Very Liberal Education. In 1872 She Married Baron Burchard Von Kriidener, An Able Diplomat Attached ...
Kruger
Kruger, Kroo'ger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus, Boer Statesman : B. Colesberg, Cape Colony, 10 Oct. 1825; D. Clarens, Switzerland, 14 July 1904. At 11 He Accompanied His Parents In The "great Trek" Or Migration Of Boers, Whom The British Administrators Had Antagonized, From The Cape Colony,— A Movement Which Resulted In ...
Krupp Foundries
Krupp Foundries, Social Work At, One Of The Early Difficulties Encountered By The Great Essen Works Was That By 1861 The Em Ployees Had Outgrown The Living Accommoda Tions To Such An Extent As To Create Disturbance To The Growth Of The Industry. Two Rows Of Houses Were Constructed (1861-62) ...
Krusenstern
Krusenstern, Adam Johann Von, Russian Navigator: B. Haggud, Esthonia, 19 Nov. 1770; D. There, 24 Aug. 1846. He Entered The Cadet Corps And Took Part In The War (1788) With Sweden, And Served In The English Fleet (1793-99). He Was Given (1803) Command Of An Expedition To The Northwest Coast ...
Krypton
Krypton, A Gaseous Element Discovered In The Atmosphere By Ramsay And Travers, In 1898. (the History Of This Member Of The Argon Group Is So Bound Up With That Of Argon Itself That Reference Should Be Made To The Article Argon, And To The References There Given). Krypton Was Discovered ...
Ku Klux
Ku-klux (killmks') Klan, A Secret Society Which Existed In The Southern States Of The United States During The Period Immediately Following The Civil War (1865-76). It Was Originally Established At Pulaski, Tenn., About 1865 And Its Purpose Was At First The Amusement Of Its Members. However, The Sudden Enfran Chisement ...
Kuehl
Kuehl, Kill, Gotthardt J., German Painter: B. Lubeck, 28 Nov. 1850. He Studied At Paris, Munich And In Holland. His Range Of Subjects Runs From Peasantry Interiors, Ancient City Views, Churches, Etc. Among His Works Are 'the Netrnaker,' In The Lubeck Museum; 'the Tete-a-tete,) In The Luxembourg, Paris; 'the Elbe ...
Kulturkampf
Kulturkampf, Koortoor-kimpf, A German Term Denoting The Contest For Political And Legal Rights Waged Between The Authorities Of Germany On The One Hand And The Authorities Of The Catholic Church On The Other. The Con Flict Was Begun By Bismarck In 1872 And Had For Its Main Point Of Dispute ...
Kummer
Kummer, Friedrich, German Literary His Torian And Dramatist: B. Dresden, 30 March 1865. His Family Was Cultivated And Artistic, Particularly In The Field Of Music. He Was Educated At The Gymnasium Of His Native City, And At The Universities Of Leipzig, Tubingen And Berlin, Where His Studies Were Chiefly In ...
Kunz
Kunz, Koonts', George Frederick, Can Gem Expert: B. New York City, 29 Sept. 1856. He Was Educated In The Public Schools And Cooper Union, And Has Received The De Grees Of A.m. From Columbia University In 1898; Ph.d. From The University Of Marburg, 1903; D.sc. From Knox College, 1907. He ...
Kunzite
Kunzite, Koon'tsit, The Name Of A Precious Stone Found In Southern California; So Called In Honor Of Dr. George F. Kunz, The Special Agent In Charge Of Precious Stones, United States Geological Survey, Since 1882. It Is A Brilliant Gem And Is Between The Topaz And Pink Sapphire In Color. ...
Kurdistan
Kurdistan, Koor-cle-stan' (persian, °land Of The Kurds"), An Extensive Territory Of Western Asia, Comprehending The Greater Part Of The Mountainous Region Which Borders On The Western Side Of The Great Plateau Of Iran Or Persia, And Stretches Westward Till It Overhangs The Low Plains Of Mesopotamia On The Southwest, And ...
Kurds
Kurds, Koordz, Or An Asiatic People Of Iranian Descent Dwelling In A Section Named After Them Kurdistan, "the Land Of The Kurds" (q.v.), Located In Persia And Turkey In Asia. They Number About 2,300,000 And Are Nearly All Islamites. They Are Of Mixed Char Acter, Brave, Freedom Loving, Hospitable, Rather ...
Kuro Shiwo
Kuro Shiwo, Koo-roo She'wo (literally, °dark Blue Salt”, Or, In Common Parlance, The Black Current Or Stream. It Was Distinguished From The Water On Either Side Of It And Named By The Japanese Ages Ago. An Old Japanese Map Shows The General Features Of The North Ern Pacific, Bering's Strait ...
Kutusov
Kutusov, Michail Ilarionovitch Gole. Niahtchev, Prince Of Smolensk, Russian Field Marshal : B. 16 Sept. 1745; D. Bunzlau, 28 April 1813. Entering The Army In 1765 He Fought Against The Poles From 1769, Against The Turks 1770; He Lost An Eye (1774) In The Crimean Campaign, And Then Dwelt Abroad ...
Kuyper
Kuyper, Koi'per, Abraham, Of The Netherlands, Exponent Of Calvinism, Es Pecially In Its Relation To Art, Literature And Democracy: B. 29 Oct. 1837, At Maasluis. He Was Educated In Leyden, Where He Received The Degree Of Doctor Of Theology. He Held Pastorates At Beesd, Utrecht And Amsterdam (1867-74). He Was ...
Kyanizing
Kyanizing, Ki'fin-teing, A Process For Preserving Timber, Cordage, Etc., From The Effects Of Dry-rot Named From An Inventor Of The Name Of Kyan. It Consists In Immersing The Material To Be Preserved In A Solution Of Corrosive Sublimate And Water, In The Proportion Of One Pound Of The Former To ...
Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie Eleison, A-111-son (from The Greek Kyrie Dawn, °lord, Have Mercy"), An Invocation Following The Introit Of The Mass. It Is Almost The Only Part Of The Liturgy In Which The Roman Catholic Church Has Retained The Use Of Greek Words. Just After The Introit The Priest Celebrating The Mass ...
La Brea
La Brea, Los Angeles, Cat, A Park, West Of And Within The City Limits, On. An Almost Level Area Bordered By The Santa Mornica Range To The North. It Is Famous As The Site Of The Ala Brea Tar Swamp,)) A Prehistoric Petroleum Which Has Contributed To Paleo-zoology The Most ...
La Chartreuse De Parme
La Chartreuse De Parme, Li Zhietriiz De Parm'. 'la Chartreuse De Parme,' Esteemed The Best Of The Novels Of Stendhal (henri Beyle), Was Written In 1830, Though Not Published Till 1839. In Time It Belongs To The First Flush Of The Romantic Movement, And It Has Highly Romantic Passages, But ...
La Crosse
La Crosse, A Canadian Outdoor Game Played With A Ball And A Stick Of Light Hickory, Bent At The Top Like A Bishop's Crozier, From Which The Game Derives Its Name. It Was Very Popular Among The Indians Of North America, Being Sometimes Taken Part In, According To Catlin, By ...
La Dame Aux Camelias
La Dame Aux Camelias 14 Dam 6 Ka-magya Lady Of The This Play By Alexandre Dumas, The Younger, First Appeared (1848) As A Novel Written Under Stress Of Debts Gathered In Accumulating Ex Periences That It In Part Reflects. The Novel Was Dramatized In 1849, But, Owing To The Failure ...
La Familia De Alvareda
La Familia De Alvareda Of Fernin Caballero, Pseudonym Of Cecilia Bohl De Faber, Is One Of The Best-known Works Of That Author. The Outline Was First Sketched In German In 1822 But The Book In Its Present Form Was Not Published Until 1856. It Is One Of The First Novels ...
La Farge
La Farge, John, American Artist: B. New York, 31 March 1835; D. 14 Nov. 1910. He Was The Son Of Jean Frederic De La Farge, French Midshipman, Who Escaped Imprisonment At San. Domingo, 1806, And Eventually Settled At Philadelphia. He Studied Drawing With His Grandfather Binsse And Went Abroad In ...
La Follette
La Follette, La F61-1a, Robert Ma Rion, American Statesman: B. Primrose, Wis, 14 June 1855. He Was Graduated From The University Of Wisconsin In 1879, And The Next Year Was Admitted To The Bar. He Became Dis Trict Attorney Of Dane County In 1880, Retaining That Position Till 1884, When ...
La Fontaine Fables
La Fontaine Fables. The Fables Of La Fontaine Are Part And Parcel Of French Literary Consciousness To A Greater Degree Than Any Other Classic Of Its Literature. For Gen Erations Many Of These Little Apologues Have Been Read, Committed To Memory, Recited, Para Phrased, By Every French School Boy And ...
La Gioconda
La Gioconda, La Gro-k6rid4, A Trag Edy In Four Ants, In Prose By Gabriele D'an Mlnzio And Dedicated To Duse Delle Belle It Was First Played 15 April 1899, At •the Theatre Bellini, Palermo, And Was Not Very Warmly Received. Although The Prose Form And Modern Language Of The •play, ...
La Hontan
La Hontan, La Oietan, Armand Louis, &vox De, French Soldier And Traveler: B. Mont-de-marsan, About 1666; D. Hanover, 1715. He Went To Canada (1683) And Served As A Common Soldier Till He Was Advanced In The Ranks, And As Commander Of Several Inland Forts Explored The Great Lakes. In 1691 ...
La Mare Au Diable
La Mare Au Diable, La Mar O Abl ((the Devil's Pool'). The Most Perfect Of The Works Of George Sand Was Undoubtedly 'la Mare Au Diable' (1846). Its Perfection Is Due To The Fact That It Escapes Most Of Her Char Acteristic Defects And Possesses Her Finest Quali Ties In ...
La Nouvelle Heloise
La Nouvelle Heloise, La Noo'vm ('the New In 'julie> Or 'the New Heloisa) (1761) Rousseau Gave Play To His Temperament And Talent. Here His Genius Abounded, For It Was Not A Work Based On Erudition Or On The Bitter Facts Of Life Against Which His Ardent Disposition So Frequently Re ...
La Plata
La Plata, Rio De, Reo Da, An Estuary On The Southeastern Coast Of South America, Between Uruguay And Argentina; An Outlet For The United Waters Of The Parana And Uruguay Rivers. The Enormous Outflow, Estimated At 2,000,000 Cubic Feet Per Second, Which In Volume Is Exceeded Only By That Of ...
La Rochefoucauld
La Rochefoucauld, La Francois, Duc De, Prince De Marcillac, French Courtier And Moralist: B. Paris, 1613; D. There, 17 March 1680. He Entered On A Military Career And Was Engaged As An Officer At The Age Of 16 At The Siege Of Casale. In The Wars And Intrigues Of The ...
La Rochefoucauld Liancourt
La Rochefoucauld-liancourt, Lyitilcoor', Francois Alexandre Frederic, French Philanthropist And Social Reformer: B. La Roche Guyon, 11 Jan. 1747; D. Paris, 27 March 1827. He Early Entered The Caitineers As An Officer, And After A Visit To England He Established A Model Farm And A School For The Children Of Soldiers. ...
La Salle
La Salle, Rene Robert Cavalier, Stem De, French Explorer: B. Rouen, France, 21 Nov. 1643; D. Texas, 19 March 1687. Born Of A Wealthy Family, He Became A Novice Of The Jesuit Order, 5 Oct. 1658, And Two Years Later Took The Vows And Was Known As Brother Robert Ignace. ...
La Tour
La Tour, La'toor, Maurice Quentin De, French Artist: B. Saint Quentin, 5 Sept. 1704; D. There, 18 Feb. 1788. His Art Was Practically Self-developed Although His Early Teacher, Speede, Influenced Him In Taking Up Pastel Work, Which Was Not At The Time In Favor, Although It Became Fashionable Later And ...
La Victoria De Junin
La Victoria De Junin, La Da Hoo' Nin By Joaquin Olmedo. During The Peninsular War In Spain The Poet, Quintana, Cried Out In His Heroic Odes Against The Conquest Attempted By The Tyrant, Napoleon. In Similar Fashion The Spanish-american Poet, Joaquin Olmedo (1780-1847), Voiced The Spirit Of Revolt In The ...
La Vita Nuova
La Vita Nuova, La Vet; Noo-vvsi, New Life'). 'la Vita Nouva> Is The Proper Introduction Of The Reading And Under Standing Of Dante's 'divine (q.v.). It Is Autobiographical, In That It Purports To Tell Of His First Meeting With Beatrice, When He Was Nine Years Of Age, And How From ...
Labadie
Labadie, Jean De, French Mystic And Separarist: B. Bourg Eti Guienne, 13 Feb. 1610; D. Altona, Prussia, 13 Feb. 1674. He Was Edu Cated At Bordeaux By The Jesuits And Belonged To Their Order Till 1639. He Then Quitted It, Both Because Irregularities Were Detected In His Conduct And He ...
Labat
Labat, Jean Baptiste, Zhoii Hip'test French Dominican Missionary And Traveler: B. Paris, 1664; D. There, 6 Jan. 1738. In 1693 He Went As A Missionary 'to The French Antilles, Landed At Martinique And Undertook The Care Of The Parish Of Macouba, Which He Superintended For Two Years, After Which He ...
Labbe Constantin
L'abbe Constantin, La-ba Kofestawn Tan, The Best Of Halevy's Works Of Fiction, Has Enjoyed An Immense Popularity In France And Abroad. Published As A Serial In The Revue Des Deux Mondes In 1887 It Did Much To Bring About The Author's Election To The French Acad Emy Two Years Later. ...
Lablache
Lablache, Luigi, Loo-ele La-blish', Op Eratic Singer: B. Naples, Italy, 6 Dec. 1794; D. There, 23 Jan. 1858. He Studied At The Local Conservatorio Della Pieta Della Turchini Under The Guidance Of Valesi And Made His Debut As A Bass Singer, Buffo Napoletano, In Fioravanti's
Labor Bureaus
Labor Bureaus. Nearly Every State In The Union Has A Labor Bureau, Or Department Of Labor, The Oldest Being That Of Massachu Setts, Organized In 1869. Several Of The State Bureaus, Particularly Those Of New York And Connecticut, Maintain Free Employment Agencies. These State Bureaus Have Been Kept Remarkably Free ...
Labor Congress
Labor Congress, An Assemblage, Either National Or International, Of Representa Tives Of Organized Labor. The First Attempt To Form An International Organization Of Workers Was Made By A Group Of Continental Exiles At A Conference Held In London In 1847, In Which Karl Marx Took Part. The Communist League Was ...
Labor Departments
Labor Departments, Foreign. The Development Of Early Labor Legislation In All Countries Soon Pointed Out The Fact That Labor Laws Are Useless Unless Properly Enforced By Special Authorities. Accordingly Most Coun Tries Sooner Or Later Created One Or More De Partments To Deal With The Ever-increasing Number Of Labor Laws. ...
Labor Legislation
Labor Legislation. The Term "labor Legislation" Is Now Used To Cover A Broad Field Of Lawmaking For The Benefit Of Wage Earners In Particular And Of Society In General. It Includes The Factory Acts Of Earlier Days, But Is Much Broader In Its Scope. History.— In The United States Labor ...
Labor Movement In America
Labor Movement In America, The. °labor Movement° Is A Term Applied To The Conscious, United And Persistent Efforts Of The Laboring People To Improve Their Economic And Social Conditions. °laboring People° Has Come To Mean Those Who Work For Wages. Or Ganizations Of Laborers Have Existed From Time Immemorial. The ...
Labor Organizations
Labor Organizations, Foreign. Modern Trade Unionism In Europe Has Its Origin In The Industrial Revolution, Which Began In England During The Latter Part Of The 18th Cen Tury And Spread During The Next Century Over The Greater Part Of The Continent. The De Velopment Of The Factory System, The Extension ...