General
General (lat. Generalis, General, Belonging To A Race, From Genus, Family, From Gignere, To Beget). A Military Rank And Title Denot Ing An Officer Holding A General Command, Or A Rank And Grade Equivalent Thereto. In Modern Armies, Practically Every Officer Commanding An Organization Of Troops Larger Than A Regiment ...
Genesis
Genesis (lat., From Gk. Yevecrts, Genesis, Origin, From 7(-yreolu, Gignesthai, To Become), Book Of, Or More Fully Genesis Kosmou (gk. Yeveots Dame), Origin, Generation Of The World). The Name Given By The Septuagint To The Open Ing Book Of The Bible. In The Hebrew Canon It Is Called B'reshith Beginning'), ...
Geneva
Gene'va. The Southwesternmost Canton Of Switzerland, Bounded By The Canton Of Vaud And Lake Geneva On The North, And By France On The East, South, And West (map: Switzerland, A 2). Area, 108 Square Miles. The ,surface Consists Of Low Hills, Watered Chiefly By The Rhone. The Soil Is Not ...
Geneva Convention
Geneva Convention. An Agreement Concluded At An International Conference Which Was Held At Geneva, 1864, Under The Piesidency Of General Dufour, The Swiss Plenipotentiary, For The Purpose Of Ameliorating The Condition Of The Sick And Wounded In Time Of War. The Credit Of Originating This Conference Belongs To Two Citizens ...
Geneva_2
Geneva. The Capital Of The Swiss Carton Of The Same Name, Situated At The Southwestern Ex Tremity Of The Lake Of Geneva, At The Outlet Of The River Rhone, Which Divides The City Into Two Equal Parts (map: Switzerland, A 2) ; Latitude 46° 13' N., Longitude 6° 10' E. ...
Genevic Psychology
Genevic Psychology (from Ck.-ylveats Genesis, Origin, From 71-yveaocit, Gignesthai, To Be Born). Under This Head Are Included All Those Branches Of Psychology Which Treat Of The Growth Or Development Of Mind, Individual Or Social. Hence, Like Experimental Psychology (q.v.), It Is Rather Psychology As Viewed From A Particular Standpoint Than ...
Genevieve
Genevieve, Zh6n'vyfiv', Saint (let. Geno Vela) (c.422-512). The Patron Saint Of Paris, And The Subject Of Many Popular And Highly Poetical Legends. She Was Horn About 422, In The Vil Lage Of Nanterre, Near Paris, Where, As A Mere Child, She Attracted The Notice Of Saint Germanus Of Auxerre (q.v.), ...
Genii
Genii, Wni-i (lat., Guardian Spirits). Spirits Supposed To Protect Human Beings, Or Tutelary Divinities Who Presided Over Places And Things. The Classical Nations Believed That There Were Or Ders Of Spirits Whose Function It Was To Take In Charge The Infant At Birth, To Watch Over The Per Son Day ...
Genitive
Genitive (lat. Genitivus, Relating To Birth, From Gignere, To Produce). The Name Of One Of The 'cases' In Grammar. (see, Declension.) In Such An Expression As (latin) Regis Pus, (english) The King's Son, The Form Regis Or King's Is Called The Genitive Case; And According To The Usual Explanation, This ...
Genius
Genius, Jen'yiis (lat., Tutelary Godling, From Gignere, Gk. 717vecr0at, Gignesthat, Skt. Fan, To Be Born). The Name Given By The Ancients To The Lesser Divinities, Good And Bad, To Whose Charge Are Committed The Destinies Of The Indi Vidual Human Being. This Usage Is Still Retained, Metaphorically, In Such Phrases ...
Gennesaret
Gennesaret, Jen-nestsa-ret, Lake Or. A Body Of Water In Palestine. Through Which Flows The River Jordan. The Old Hebrew Name Was Chinnereth Or Chinneroth (see Num. Xxxiv. 11; Joshua Xii. 3, Xiii. 27), Also Used Of A City (joshua Xix. And Of A District (i. Kings Xv. 20), Both In ...
Genoa
Genoa, Jen'ts-it (it. Genova, Genoese, Zena, Fr. Genes). A Fortified Seaport Of Italy, Capital Of The Province Of Genoa, In The Compartimento Of Liguria, Formerly The Capital Of The Republic Of Genoa, Situated On The Gulf Of Genoa And The Bisagno River, In Latitude 44° 24' N. And Longi Tude ...
Genovesi
Genovesi, Jrino-va's6, Antonio (1712-69). An Italian Writer On Philosophy And Political Economy. At An Early Age He Was Destined By His Father For The Church, And Began The Study Of Theology In A Monastery. He Took Orders And Was Appointed To The Chair Of Rhetoric In The Theo Logical Seminary ...
Genre
Genre, Zhiln'r' (fr., Painting. A Term Used In Art To Denote That Class Of Sub Jects Which Portray The Intimate And Every-day Life Of Any People. This Draws The Line Sharply Between This Class Of Subjects And Historical Painting, Which Depicts More Or Less Great Mo Ments Of National Life. ...
Genseric
Gen'seric ( ?-477). King Of The Vandals. He Was An Illegitimate Son Of Godigisdus, Who Led The Vandals Into Spain. After The Death Of His Brother Gonderic, Genseric Became Sole Ruler. In The Year 429 He Invaded Africa, On The Invita Tion Of Boniface, Count Of Africa, The Viceroy Of ...
Gentian
Gentian, Jen'shan (lat. Gentiana, Gk. -yey Rtavi), Gentian, Said To Have Been Named After An Illyrian King, Defeated By The Romans About B.c. 160, Gent Ins, Gk. Ri;--ror, Who First Discovered The Properties Of The Plant). A Genus Of Plants Of The Order Gcntianacefe. The Species Are Numer Ous, Natives ...
Gentiles
Gentiles (lat. Gentilis, Belonging To A Clan, Or Family, From Bens, Tribe, Family). A Term Of Ten Used In The Bible, Especially In The New Testament, To Designate The Non-israelitic Peo Ples. It Represents The Hebrew Goyim (pl. Of Goi), 'nations.' The Peculiar Significance Of The Term Gentile In Jewish ...
Gentleman Of
Gentleman (of., Fr. Gentilhomme, Ml. Gentilis Homo, Man Of Breeding, From La.t. Gentilis, Relating To A Family, From Gens, Family, And Homo, Man). Originally, A Person Whose Kindred Was Known And Acknowledged; Which Is The Sense In Which It Is Still Employed When It Is Not In Tended To Make ...
Gentz
Gentz, Gents, Friedrich Vox (1764-1832). A German Publicist, Horn At Breslau. He Stud Ied Law At Frankfort And Kdnigsberg, Became In 1786 Secretary Of The General Directory In The Prussian Service, And In 1793 Was Made A Prussian War Councilor. A Disciple Of Kant And Of Rousseau, He At First ...
Genuflexion Ml
Genuflexion (ml. Genuflexio, From Lat. Genuflectere, To Bend The Knee, From Genii, Knee + Flectere, To Bend). The Act Of Kneeling Or Bending The Knees In Worship. As An Act Of Adoration, Or Reverence, There Are Frequent Allusions To Genuflexion In The Old And In The New Testa Ments; As ...
Geodesy
Geodesy (from Gk. Yeaakuala, Geodaisia, Art Of Mensuration, From Tfj, Ge', Earth + &kw, Daiein, To Divide). The Science Of The Earth, Its Size, Shape, And Figure. The Operations Of The Geodesist Are Primarily A Mere Extension Of Ordinary Surveying (q.v.), So As To Cover A Greater Extent Of Territory, ...
Geoffrey Of Monmouth
Geoffrey Of Monmouth, Mon'math (c.1100-c.1154). A Latin Chronicler, Born At Monmouth, Wales. He Was Consecrated Bishop Of Saint Asaph In 1152, And Died Probably In 1154. He Is The Author Of A Famous Book In Latin Called Historia Regum Britannice (history Of The Kings Of Britain), Which Was In Circulation ...
Geoffroy Saint Hilaire
Geoffroy Saint-hilaire, San'te'ltte, Etienne (1772-1844). A French Zoologist, Born At Etampes, France. He Studied With Brisson, Hafiy, And Daubenton. In 1793, When Only Twenty-one Years Old, He Became Professor Of Ver Tebrate Zoology In The Newly Instituted Museum At Paris, And Began To Make The Famous Collection Of Animals In ...
Geography
Geography (lat. Geographia, Gk. Yew Ypacbla, From Yeurypd¢or, Gedgraphos, Geographer, From 11, Earth + 7pdq5etv, Graphein, To Write). Until Recent Years The Scope Of This Science, If It Could Be Called Science, Has Been Confined, In The Main, To A Bald Description Of The Earth, Its Phenomena, Its Countries, And ...
Geology
Geology (from Gk. 7i), Ge, Earth + -xcryta, -logic, Account, From Xe-yap, Legein, To Say). Geology Is The Science Which Investigates The History Of The Earth. The Rocks Of The Earth's Crust Contain The Records Of This History. Many Of The Pages Of The Rock Book Are Lost, Others Are ...
Geology_2
Geology. The Surface Geological Formations Of The Northern Plain Are Mainly Quaternary Sands And Clays Of Alluvial Glacial Deposit, With An Occasional Patch Of Firm Tertiary Formation Emerging From It. The Great Central Highland Is Represented By All The Formations, But Is Chiefly Mesozoic. On The Southern Border Of The ...
Geology_3
Geology. The Highlands In The North And West Are The Remnants Of Very Ancient Crystal Line And Sedimentary Rock Masses That Were Greatly Disturbed In Early Geological Epochs And Have Since Been Largely Reduced In Height And Area By Erosion. These Regions Of Ancient Rocks Were Subjected To Much Faulting ...
Geology_4
Geology. Western Greece, Including Two Thirds Of The Mainland And Nearly All The Pelo Ponnesus, Is Composed Of The Long, Parallel Lime Stone Ridges Of Tertiary Formation, Of The Di Naric Mountain System, The Narrow Troughs That Separate Them Being Schists And Sandstone. This Mountain Region Is A Part Of ...
Geometry
Geometry (lat. Geometria, From Gk. Aerpla Geometria, From -yecoul-rns, Gametres, Geometer, From -yij, Ye, Earth + Fhb-pop, Metron, Measure). The Science Of Form. Geometric Con Cepts Arise From The Consideration Of Forms Of Actual Objects, Just As Numerical Concepts Arise From The Consideration Of Collections Of Objects. E.g. The Idea ...
Geophyte
Geophyte (from Gk. 113, Ge, Earth + Ibtrr6r, Phyton, Plant). A Plant Whose Perennial Organs Live Under Or Close To The Ground. The Term Geophilous Has Also Been Applied To Such Plants. The Majority Of Geophytes Have Two Distinct Life Aspects, Corresponding To The Periods Of Greater And Lesser Physiological ...
George 1613 48 Gillespie
Gillespie, George (1613-48). A Scotch Presbyterian Clergyman And Prominent Member Of The Westminster Assembly. He Was Born At Kirkcaldy, Near Leith, January 21, 1613. After A Brilliant Career As A Student At The Saint Andrews University He Became Domestic Chap Lain To Lord Kenmure, And In 1634 To The Earl ...
George 1751 93 Gordon
Gordon, George (1751-93). An English Agitator Whose Name Is Connected With The `no Popery' Riots In London In 1780. He Was The Third Son Of Cosmo George, Third Duke Of Gordon. He Was Born In 1751, And At An Early Age Entered The Navy, And Rose To The Rank Of ...
George 1794 1871 Grote
Grote, George (1794-1871). An English Historian Of Greece, Born In Kent In 1794. At The Age Of Sixteen, After Acquiring An Elementary Education In Latin And Greek, He Entered The Bank In Which His Father Was A Partner. He Not Only Continued His Classical Studies, However, But Gradually Drifted Into ...
George Brown 1 Goode
Goode, George Brown (1,951-90). An Ameri Can Ichthyologist, Born In New Albany, Ind. Ile Graduated In 1870 From Wesleyan University, At Middletown, Conn., And Then Studied Under Louis Agassiz. From 1871 To 1877 He Was Cura Tor Of The Museum At Wesleyan University. And In 1873 He Became An Assistant ...
George Forbes Granard
Granard', George Forbes, Earl Of (1685 (1765). An English Sailor And Diplomat, Born In Ireland, Son Of Arthur Forbes, Second Earl Of Granard, And Mary Rawdon. He Entered The Navy When He Was Seventeen, And Was Under Rooke At The Taking Of Gibraltar. After Serving At Malaga (1704), In The ...
George Goring
Goring, George, Lord (1608-57). An Eng Lish Royalist, Son Of George, Earl Of Norwich. (see Norwich. ) He Married Lettice, Daughter Of The Earl Of Cork, By Whose Influence He Re Ceived A Post In The Dutch Service. He Was Wounded At Breda (1637), Was Appointed Gover Nor Of Portsmouth ...
George I George
George I. ( George Louis) (1660-1727). The First Hanoverian King Of Great Britain And Ireland (1714-27). He Was The Son Of Ernest Augustus, First Elector Of Hanover, And Sophia, Granddaughter Of James I. Of England, And Was Born At Hanover On March 28, 1660. Entering The Army At The Age ...
George Ii 1683 1760
George Ii. (1683-1760). King Of Great Britain And Ireland, Elector Of Hanover, 1727-60. The Son Of The Preceding, He Was Born At Herren Hausen, Hanover, November 10 (new Style) 1683. After His Mother's Divorce In 1694, He Lived With His Grandparents, Who Superintended His Educa Tion. On September 2, 1705, ...
George Iii 1738 1820
George Iii. (1738-1820). King Of Great Britain And Ireland, 1760-1820. He Was Born On June 4, 1738, And Succeeded His Grandfather, George Ii. His Father Was Frederick Lewis, Prince Of Wales, And His Mother Was Augusta, Daugh Ter Of The Duke Of Saxe-gotha. His Early Educa Tion Was The Occasion ...
George Iv Georgeaugustus
George Iv. ( George Augustus Frederick) (1762-1830). King Of Great Britain And Ire Land, 1820-30. The Eldest Son Of George Iii., He Was Born In Saint James's Palace, August 12, 1762, And Was Created Prince Of \vales Five Days Afterwards. He Received A Careful And Complete Education, With Strict Discipline, ...
George Junior Republic
George Junior Republic. A Com Munity Of Boys And Girls Near Freeville, New York, About Nine Miles West Of Ithaca. It Was Founded In 1895 By Mr. William 11. George, Of New York, For The Purpose Of Affording Neglected, Reckless, And Unfortunate Children An Opportunity To Acquire The Qualities Necessary ...
George Sears 1801 99greene
Greene, George Sears ( 1801-99 ) . An American Soldier And Civil Engineer; Father Of Gen. Francis V. Greene. He Was Born In War Wick, R. I., Graduated At West Point In 1823, Where For Several Years He Was An Instructor, And In 1836 Resigned From The Service To Become ...
Georgia
Geor'gia (pers. Gurjistan, Arm. Vrastan, Lat. Iberia, Russ. Grusia; Influenced In Popular Etymology By The Name Of The Patron Saint George). A Region In Transcaucasia, Constituting, Until The Year 1799, An Independent Kingdom, And Now Forming The Main Part Of The Russian Gov Ernments Of Tiflis And Kutais. It Comprises ...
Georgians
Georgians. The Georgians, Or Kartveli Ans, Form The Southern Group Of Peoples Of The Caucasus, Which Includes The Following Stocks, Whose Languages Appear, Though In Part Only Dis Tantly Related, To Have Had A Common Origin: (1) The Georgians Proper, Or Grusians, With The Khevsurs, Thushes, Pshays, And Other Mountain ...
Geotropism In Plants
Geotropism In Plants (from Gk. -a, Ge, Earth + Rporh, Trope, A Turning, From Rperetv, Trepein, To Turn). The Sensitiveness Of Plant Organs To Gravity. The Attraction Of The Earth Acts As A Stimulus To Which The Organ Responds In A Man Ner Comparable To That Exhibited In Heliotropism, Chemotropism, ...
Geraniaiceie
Gera'niaiceie. See Geranium. Gerarnium (lat., From Gk. -y0aptop, Gera Nion, Crane's-bill, From Ylpavos, Fleranos, Crane). A Genus Of Dicotyledonous Plants, The Type Of The Order Geraniace, Of Which The Most Impor Tant Genera Are Geranium, Pelargonium, And Ero Dium. The Genus Embraces A Large Number Of Species, Unequally Distributed Throughout ...
Gerard
Gerard, Francots Pascal, Baron (1770 1837). A French Historical And Portrait Painter. He Was Born In Rome, March 4, 1770, And In 1782 Came To Paris With His Father, An Employee Of The French Ambassador In Rome. He First Studied Sculpture Under Pajou, But Soon Took Up Painting Under David ...
Gerhard
Gerhard, Gerthiirt, Eduard (1795-1867). A German Archreologist. He Was Born In Posen, And After Studying At Breslau And Berlin, He, In 1816, Took Up His Residence At Breslau. The Repu Tation He Acquired By His Lectioncs Apalloniamr, Published In The Same Year. Led Soon Afterwards To His Being Appointed Professor ...
Gericault
Gericault, Zhtt'rtt'kof, Jean-louis Axont Titt000m (1791-1824). A French Painter, The Leader Of The Romantic School In Its Revolt Against The Tyranny Of Classicism Of David. His Tem Perament Was Too Vivid And Sympathetic To Tolerate The Formal And Conventional. The Reali Ties Of His Time Appealed To Him Too Intensely ...
Geriwan Literature First Period
Geriwan Literature. First Period (600-800). German Literature, As Distinct On The One Hand From Writing In German And On The Other From Such Teutonic Writing As The Bible Translations Of Ulfilas, Begins After The Triumphs Of The Great Migration And The Conquest Of The Empire. Forces That Had Been Engaged ...
Germain
Germain, Je'r-man', George Sackville, Viscount Sackville (1716-85). An English Sol Dier And Politician. He Was Born In England And Accompanied His Father, The Duke Of Dorset, To Dublin On His Appointment As Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland In 1731. Sackville, As He Was Called Up To 1770, Was Educated At Trinity ...
German Catholics
German Catholics. The Name Given To A Sect Which Originated In Germany In 1844, And Had A Short Existence. In, That Year Johannes Czerski (q.v.) Undertook To Found The 'christian Apostolic Catholic Congregation,' At Schneide Milhl, In Posen. The Confession Of Faith Drawn Up By Czerski Rejected Certain Doctrines And ...
German Evangelical Protestant Church
German Evangelical Protestant Church. The Name Given Collectively To A Number Of Independent German Churches In The United States, Mostly West Of The Alleghany Mountains. No General Organization Of These Churches Has Been Instituted; But A Union Of Ministers Has Been Formed, Which Is Called 'the German Evangelical Protestant Ministers' ...
Germania
Germa'nia. The General Name Under Which The Romans Designated A Great Part Of Modern Germany, And, In Addition, Two Districts, Respectively, In The East And In The Extreme North Of Gaul, Called Germania Superior (or Prima) And Germania Inferior (seeunda). Germany Proper Was Styled Germania Magna, Germania Trans Rhenana ( ...
Germanicus Ciesar
German'icus Cie'sar (b.c. 19). A Distinguished Roman General. He Was The Son Of Nero Claudius Drums And Antonia, Daughter Of Marcus Antonius, And Niece Of Augustus, And Was Born In September, B.c. 15. He Was Adopted In The Year A.d. 4 By Tiberius, Whom He Accom Panied In The War ...
Germantown
Ger'mantown. A Former Suburb Of Phila Delphia, Since 1845 Included Within The Municipal Limits. Germantown Occupies A Large Area, About Five Miles To The North Of The Centre Of The City. Its Picturesque Site, The Superior Character Of Its Architecture, Its Beautiful Gardens, And The Large Public Libraries, Render It ...
Germany
Germany. It Is Difficult To Find A Consistent Character In German Gothic. It Never Became A National Style As In France And England. The Romanesque Style Had Had So Superb A Develop Ment In Germany That It Was Difficult To Intro Duce A New Style, And Not Until Long After ...
Germany_2
Germany. The Thirteenth Century Was The Golden Age Of German Mediaeval Sculpture, Which Was Doubtless Influenced By Contemporary French Art. As The Germans Still Built In The Romanesque Style, Their Churches Did Not Afford Opportunity For Great Cycles Of Plastic Art As Did Those Of France. Their Activity Was Confined ...
Germination
Germination (lat. Germinatio, From Ger Minare, To Bud, From Germ En, Bud). The Process By Which A Spore Begins The Development Of A Plant Body. Technically, Only Spores Germinate, But This Term Has Been Extended To Include Tha Process By Which The Embryo Escapes From The Seed. The So-called Germination ...
Gerok
Gerok, Ga'rsk, Karl ( 1815-90). A German Preacher And Religious Poet. He Was Born At Vaihingen, Wurttemberg, January 30, 1815, Stud Ied At Tubingen, Became Chief Court Preacher In Stuttgart, 1868, And Died There January 14, 1890. His Sermons, And Particularly His Religious Po Etry, Were Much Admired. The Chief ...
Gerona
Gerona, N#-rofnit. The Capital Of The Prov Ince Of The Same Name, Spain, 52 Miles Northeast Of Barcelona, Situated On Both Sides Of The River Oilar, Near Its Confluence With The Ter (map: Spain, G 2). Built At The Foot And On The Slope Of Two Hills, The Fortified Monjuich ...
Gerry
Gerry, Ger'rl, Eldridge (1744-1814). An American Statesman. He Was Born At Marble Head, Mass., July 17, 1744, The Son Of A Mer Chant. He Graduated In 1762 At Harvard, Where Three Years Later He Took A Master's Degree, And, Abandoning His Original Intention Of Entering The Medical Profession, Became A ...
Gerrymander
Gerrymander, G5rirl-man'der. A Word Belonging To The Political Vocabulary Of The United States, And Used To Denote An Unfair Di Vision Of The Electoral Districts In A State, Made In The Interest Of One Of The Political Parties. The Word Was Coined In 1812, Though The Practice Probably Originated Earlier. ...
Gerson
Gerson, Zhitestsre, Jean Charlier De ( 1363 1429). An Eminent French Scholar And Divine Of The Closing Period Of The Middle Ages. He Was Born At Gerson, In The Diocese Of Rheims, December 14, 1363. He Entered The University Of Paris, And Studied Theology Under The Cele Brated Pierre D'ailly. ...
Gesellschaft Der
Gesellschaft Der Iisterreichi Schen Musikfreitnde, Ge-zefshlift Der Vster-rireish-en Nfeii,zektfroinide (ger., Society Of Austrian Friends Of Music). One Of The Oldest Orchestral Organizations In Europe. It Was The Direct Outcome Of A Festival Concert Given In Vienna On November 29, 1812, In Aid Of The Suf Ferers From The War With ...
Gesenius
Gesenius, Ge-zaint-vs, Wilhelm ( 1786 1842). One Of The Greatest German Orientalists And Biblical Scholars. He Was Born At Nord Hausen, And Educated At The Gymnasium Of His Native Town, And At Helmstedt And The University Of G6ttingen. After Having Been For A Short Time Teacher In The Padagogium At ...
Gestation
Gestation (lat. Gestatio, From Gestare, Frequentative Of Gerere, To Carry). The Term Ap Plied In Physiology To The Period That Intervenes In The Mammalia Between Impregnation And The Bringing Forth Of The Young. The Length Of Gesta Tion And The Number Of Young Produced At A. Birth Vary Extremely In ...
Gesture Language
Gesture Language. The Communica Tion Of Thought By Bodily Movements, Excepting The Use Of The Vocal Organs In Speech Or Exclama Tions. They Are Not Confined To Man Alone, But Are Possessed By Many Other Animals To A Greater Or Less Degree, And Thus, Together With Exclama Tions Which Also ...
Geyser
Geyser, Gi'zer (icel. Geysir, Name Of A Fa Mous Hot Spring In Iceland, From Geysa, Gjosa, To Gush). An Eruptive Thermal Spring. A True Gey Ser Has An Underground Passage Communicating With A Source Of Water-supply And Usually Ter Minating At The Surface In A Basin Built Up By A ...
Geyter
Geyter, Ge'ter, Jan De (1830—). A Flem Ish Poet, Born At Lede. His Works Are Distin Guished By A Largeness Of Vision, And Vigorous, Expressive Language. They Include: Drie Men Schen Van De Wieg Tot In Het Graf. Den Epos Uit Onzen Tijd (1861) ; Geuzenlied (1872) ; Reinaart De ...
Ghats
Ghats, Ws. The Name (see Grum Below) Applied To Two Converging Ranges Of Mountains, Or Scarpments, Which Run Parallel With The East And West Coasts Of The Peninsula Of India, Hence Known As The Eastern And Western. Ghats. The Eastern Ghats Extend, With An Average Height Of 1500 Feet From ...
Ghats_2
Ghats (hind. Ghdt, Step, Skt. Ghatta, Quay, From Ghatt, To Touch; Connected With Gharsh, To Rub), Or, As Usually Written, Chaim's. Struc Tures Along The Banks Of Rivers, Erected To Afford Easy Access To Bathers. They Are Peculiar To Northern Hindustan, And Line The River Banks In Most Of The ...
Ghazali
Ghazali, Ga-zaf16, Aim Hamid Mohammed Ibn Mohammed Al. A Celebrated Arabian Phi Losopher, Born At Tus In Khorassan. He Began His Studies In His Native Town, And Continued Them At Nishapur. In 1091 He Went To Bagdad, At That Time A Seat Of Arabic Learning, And Be Came A Teacher. ...
Ghaznivides
Ghaznivides, Gaeni-vidz. A Celebrated Mohammedan Dynasty Of 21 Rulers, Named From Their Seat In Ghazni, A City Of Afghanistan. In The Height Of Its Power It Possessed An Em Pire Extending From The Tigris To The Ganges, And From The Sihon Or Sir-darya To The Indian Ocean. The Founder Of ...
Ghebers
Ghebers, Geberz Or Geberz, Gabers, Guebers, Ghavers (turk. Ghiaur, Or Ghaur). The Adherents In Persia Of The Ancient Religion Founded Or Reformed By Zoroaster. As Worshipers Of Ormazd In Iran They Correspond To The Parsis Or Zoroastrian Exiles In India. This Small Band, Eight Or Ten Thousand In Num Ber, ...
Gheel
Gheel, Gal. A Well-known Belgian Colony For The Insane, 26 Miles East-southeast Of Ant Werp. It Is A Comparatively Fertile Spot, In Habited And Cultivated By 10,000 Or 11,000 Peas Ants, In The Midst Of An Extensive Sandy Waste, Called The Campine. The Farmhouses, Though Neat, And Generally Surrounded By ...
Ghent
Ghent, Gent (fr. Gard, From Oflem. Gerd). The Capital Of The Belgian Province Of East Flan Ders, And One Of The Most Important Cities Of Bel Gium, Situated At The Confluence Of The Lvs With The Scheldt, 31 Miles Northwest Of Brussels (map: Belgium, B 3). It Is Intersected By ...
Gherardesca
Gherardesca, Gft'riir-desfkil. An Italian Family Of Tuscan Origin, Which Enacted A Con Spicuous Part In The History Of The Italian Re Publics In The Thirteenth And Fourteenth Cen Turies. Their Large Territorial Possessions Lay Between Pisa And Piombino. In The Thirteenth Century The Counts Of Gherardesca Exercised A Preponderating Authority ...
Ghiberti
Ghiberti, G4-13fletts, Lorenzo (1378-1455). A Florentine Goldsmith, And One Of The Chief Sculptors Of The Early Renaissance. He Was The Son Of Cione Di Ser Buonaccorso And Madon Na Fiore, A Lady Of Distinguished Florentine Fam Ily. His Mother Left His Father Soon After His Birth, But Lorenzo Found A ...
Ghirlandajo
Ghirlandajo, Organ-dilly& A Family Of Florentine Painters. Their Real Family Name Was Bigordi, And The Name Ghirlandajo Or Grillandajo (garland-maker) Was First Given To Tommaso Brconnr, A Goldsmith, Because He Invented A Fashionable Silver Wreath, Used In Ladies' Head Dresses. His Son Domenrco (1449-94), The Chief Member Of The Family, ...
Ghosts As
Ghosts (as. Grist, Ohg. Geist, Ger. Geist; Ultimately Connected With Car. Poet. Wound, Skt. Hulas, Wrath). The Spirits Of The Dead As Mani Fested To The Living. The Belief In Ghosts Is One Of The Earliest Of All Religious Phenomena, And Forms The Foundation Of Many Concepts And Practices In ...
Ghuri
Ghuri, A Mohammedan Dynasty Which Received Its Name From Ghur, A District Of Afghanistan. Ten Monarchs Are Included In This Line, And Their Power Lasted From About A.d. 1148 To About A.d. 1215. In 1148 Ala Ud-din Husain And His Brothers, Saif Ud-din Suri And Baiia Ud-din Sam, Attacked And ...
Gian Or Iberian Language
Gian Or Iberian Language.) It Seems Safe, Therefore, To Conclude, On Such Analogies As These, That The Most Primitive Form Of The Pre-indo Germanic Languages Also Had A Natural Rather Than A Grammatical Gender. The Question Then Arises As To The Origin Of Grammatical Gender. This Problem, One Of The ...
Gianibelli
Gianibelli, Jarne-b61'16, Or Glambelli, Federico (c.1530-?). A Famous Military Engi Neer. He Was Born At Mantua, And After Serving For Some Time In Italy, Proceeded To Spain And Offered His Services To Philip Ii.; But Abruptly Quitted Madrid, And After Residing Some Time At Antwerp, Where He Acquired A High ...
Giannone
Giannone,, Jan-ne'nti, Pietro ( 1676-1748). An Eminent Italian Historian, Born May 7, 1676, At Ischitella, In The Neapolitan Province Of Capitana Ta. He Early Distinguished Himself As A Lawyer At Naples, And Soon Accumulated Sufficient Means To Enable Him To Devote Considerable Time And Energy To Historical Research. Early In ...
Giants Of
Giants (of. Geant, Jaiant, Fr. Giant, From Gk. Gigas, Giant). Adult Human Beings Over Normal Size. In Each Race Of Mankind There Is A Standard Of Average Height For Men And For Women, And This Rule Extends To Castes And Crafts As Well As To Civic And Urban Populations. This ...
Gibbon
Gibbon, Gibfbon (fr., Of Unknown Origin). An East Indian Anthropoid Ape Of The Sub Family Hylobatinte, The Lower Of The Two Divisions Of The Simiidx, The Other Being The Simiinie, In Cluding The Gorillas, Orangs, And Chimpanzees. The Gibbons Are Of A Smaller Size And More Slender Form Than The ...
Gibbon_2
Gibbon, Jour; (1827-96). An American Sol Dier. He Was Born In Holmesburg, Pa.; Gradu Ated At West Point In 1847, Served In The Mexi Can War, At The City Of Mexico And Toluca, In 1847-48, And Was Assistant Instructor Of Artil Lery At West Point From 1854 To 1857, And ...
Gibraltar
Gibraltar, Jib-retizr, Rp. Pron. It4-bral Rik A Town And Fortress On The Rocky Promon Tory Of Gibraltar, Forming The Eastern Horn Of The Bay Of Algeciras, Or Gibraltar, On The South Coast Of Andalusia, Spain, At The Eastern End Of The Strait Of Gibraltar, At The Entrance To The Mediterranean ...
Gibson
Gibson, Tholfes Mjlneb- (1806-84). An English Statesman. The Only Son Of Major Mil Ner-gibson, He Was Born At Port Of Spain, Trini Dad, West Indies, September 3, 1806. He Was First Educated At Dr. Cogan's Unitarian School, Walthamstow, Where Benjamin Disraeli Was His Classmate. He Entered At The Charterhouse School ...