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Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham 1784-1842, Scottish author. His collection of The Songs of Scotland, Ancient and Modern (4 vol., 1825) included his own "A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea," one of the best-known sea ballads. His six-volume Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and Architects a... Read more
Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay 1685?-1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is his most famous poetic work. He compiled several collections of old Scottish poems and songs and is considered an i... Read more
Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins 1890-1971, American historian, b. Camp Point, Ill. After studying at the Univ. of Illinois, he followed a career in journalism until 1927. Teaching at Columbia from 1928, he became a full professor in 1931 and was made De Witt Clinton professor of American history in 1942. He retired i... Read more
Allan Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton 1819-84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he emigrated to the United States in 1842 and opened in West Dundee, Ill., a cooper's shop, which became a station on the Underground Railroad. His discovery and... Read more
Sir Hugh Allan
Sir Hugh Allan 1810-82, Canadian financier and shipowner, b. Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1826, was employed by a large shipbuilding company in Montreal, and later founded the Allan Line of steamships. He was given the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway, but the Pacific scandal ... Read more
Henry Allan Gleason
Henry Allan Gleason , 1882-1975, American botanist, plant geographer, and plant ecologist. His floristic studies of North American vegetation led to his "individualistic concept of the plant community," which views each species as functioning independently within the plant community, a concept t... Read more
William Allan Neilson
William Allan Neilson , 1869-1946, American educator, b. Scotland, M.A. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1891, Ph.D. Harvard, 1898. He taught English in Scotland and Canada and at Bryn Mawr and Columbia and served (1906-17) as professor of English at Harvard. From 1917 until his retirement in 1939 he was preside... Read more
Arno Allan Penzias
Arno Allan Penzias 1933-, German-American physicist, b. Munich, Germany, Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1962. He fled Nazi Germany with his family and after finishing school began work at Bell Telephone Laboratories. In 1964 he and colleague Robert Wilson began monitoring radio waves in the Milky Way gala... Read more
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe 1809-49, American poet, short-story writer, and critic, b. Boston. He is acknowledged today as one of the most brilliant and original writers in American literature. His skillfully wrought tales and poems convey with passionate intensity the mysterious, dreamlike, and often macabre ... Read more
Allan MacLeod Cormack
Allan MacLeod Cormack , 1924-98, American physicist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa. After studying at the Univ. of Cape Town (B.S. physics, 1944, M.S. crystallography, 1945), Cambridge, and Harvard, Cormack became a professor at Tufts Univ. in 1958. His interest in X-ray technology led him to develo... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Allan,"

Poe, Edgar Allan
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Edgar Allan Poe Born: January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts...One of America's major writers, Edgar Allan Poe was far ahead of his time in his vision...magazine editor. Orphaned at three Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts...
Edgar Allan Poe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Edgar Allan Poe Unquestionably one of America's major writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was far ahead of his time in his...and criticism and was a magazine editor. Edgar Allan Poe was best known to his own generation as an editor...
Allan David Bloom
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Allan David Bloom Allan David Bloom (1930-1992) was an American political philosopher...higher education and what he felt was the decline of liberal education. Allan David Bloom was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 14, 1930...
Angoff, Allan (1910-1998)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Angoff, Allan (1910-1998) Editor and librarian in...Foundation, New York. Sources: Angoff, Allan. Eileen Garrett and the World Beyond the...York: William Morrow, 1974. Angoff, Allan, ed. Parapsychology and the Sciences...
Kardec, Allan (1804-1869)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Kardec, Allan (1804-1869) The father of Spiritism...originated in mediumistic communications. Both Allan and Kardec were said to have been his names...published in London. Sources: Kardec, Allan. Le Ciel et L'Enfer ou la justice divine...
Allan Pinkerton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was the father of many American police detection techniques and founder of America's most famous detective agency. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow on Aug. 25, 1819, the son of a police...
Pinkerton, Allan
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PINKERTON, ALLAN Allan Pinkerton was a famous nineteenth-century detective and founder of...murder. Pinkerton also headed an organization, under the name E. J. Allan, that worked to obtain military information in the Southern states...
Allan Nevins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Allan Nevins Allan Nevins (1890-1971) began life as a journalist but ended it with a...topics, he is most famous for his eight-volume study of the Civil War. Allan Nevins was born on a farm near Camp Point, Illinois, on May 20, 1890...
Allan Aubrey Boesak
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Allan Aubrey Boesak Allan Boesak (born 1945), cofounder of the United Democratic Front (UDF...in South Africa and continues to be a spritual and political force. Allan Aubrey Boesak was born on February 23, 1945, in Kakamas, N.W...
Leslie Allan Murray
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Leslie Allan Murray The Australian Leslie Allan Murray (born 1938) was an outstanding poet of his generation...and spiritual terms, what it means to be Australian. Leslie Allan Murray was born in 1938 in Nabiac, a village on the north coast...

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Havelock-Allan, (Sir) Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers HAVELOCK-ALLAN, (Sir) Anthony Producer. Nationality: British. Born: Anthony James Allan Have-lock-Allan (became baronet), in Darlington, England, 28 January 1904. Education: Attended Charterhouse school, and schools in Switzerland...
Allan, Sir William
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Allan, Sir William (1782–1850). Scottish historical...including scenes from the novels of Sir Walter Scott, who was Allan's enthusiastic supporter. With his friend Wilkie , Allan did much to establish the vogue for historical genre painting...
Excerpt from Maya in Exile: Guatemalans in Florida (1990, by Allan F. Burns)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...EXILE: GUATEMALANS IN FLORIDA (1990, by Allan F. Burns) In the early 1980s Guatemala...work and housing, cultural anthropologist Allan F. Burns studied the ways that the Mayan...between the camps in Chiapas and Campeche: allan burns: What was it like to travel from...
Allan, John
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Allan, John (1746–1805) Revolutionary army officer, born in Edinburgh...Edinburgh, Scotland. Commissioned a colonel in the Continental army , Allan was appointed the superintendent of eastern Indians and he cultivated Indian...
Ramsay, Allan
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ramsay, Allan (1713–84). Portrait painter, born in Edinburgh, son of the poet Allan Ramsay. He studied in Edinburgh, London, Rome, and Naples, settling in London in 1739 and quickly establishing himself as the leading portraitist...
Dwan, Allan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DWAN, Allan Nationality: American. Born: Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Canada, 3 April 1885; family moved to United States, 1893...
Pinkerton, Allan
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Pinkerton, Allan (1819–84) detective, born in Scotland. In 1842 Pinkerton emigrated to the United States and eventually settled...
Allan, David
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Allan, David ( b Alloa, 13 Feb. 1744; d Edinburgh, 6 Aug. 1796). Scottish portrait and genre painter. From about 1767 to 1777...
Rowe, Allan Winter
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROWE, ALLAN WINTER ( b . Gloucester, Massachusetts, 31 July 1879; d . Boston, Massachusetts, 6 December 1934) physiological chemistry...
Gleason, Henry Allan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Gleason, Henry Allan (1882–1973) An American ecologist, who worked at the New York Botanical Garden and in 1917 challenged the organismic...

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ALLAN TAKES THE MET.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 6/29/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...years of the tournament. Until now. David Allan, a former collegiate All-American who...Park. ''That's unbelievable,'' Allan, 22, said when learning of the feat...Katie Rakel. Rakel is also 22, and Allan said the two played in junior golf tournaments...
ALLAN ISN'T WITHOUT A RADIO GIG FOR TOO LONG.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/10/1999; 700+ words ; ...Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff writer David Allan's ``vacation'' just became permanent...just handed in my keys this morning,'' Allan said Thursday morning. Fans of the Sinatra spinner need not panic: Allan was without a radio gig for, oh, three...
ALLAN FARNSWORTH
Magazine article from: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...casebook, a treatise, and a Restatement. Allan Farnsworth did all of that and much, much...imagination and rectitude. A world traveler, Allan also had a tight family at home: his distinguished...and five grandchildren. Pat's and Allan's son, Edward Allan Farnsworth Jr...
Edgar Allan Poe.(El Angel)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 1/20/2002; 700+ words ; ...Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin te obsequian las obras completas de Edgar Allan Poe, lujosamente editadas por Library of America. Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales y Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and Reviews pueden ser tuyos si respondes correctamente...
Gary Allan Returns to Pavilion at Coushatta
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 1/3/2007; 700+ words ; ...Coushatta Casino Resort presents Gary Allan in concert Friday, February 3, in The...breakthrough Smoke Rings in the Dark, Gary Allan has established himself as a country singer...unvarnished emotional truths. Tough All Over, Allan's overwhelming sixth collection, on...
Maud Allan: `The Salome Dancer'
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/28/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...was fodder for the tabloids. Only Maud Allan was the "Salome Dancer." Usually the...of John the Baptist was a stage prop and Allan kissed papier mache lips. One evening...considered banning "Salome." Instead, Allan danced her classical music program, interpreting...
Remembering Allan: a tribute to Jill Carroll's interpreter.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/6/2006; 700+ words ; ...support his young and growing family, Allan Enwiya turned full time to interpreting...Carroll on a Saturday morning in January that Allan became a victim of an abduction on a Baghdad street, where he was shot and killed. Allan was one of 82 journalists and media assistants...
Todd Allan Takes a Walk to Maryland, and It Didn't Need to Happen
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/12/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...Benign neglect by the D.C. Government." Todd Allan Printing Co., Inc., was and is the kind of business...have stayed forever if we could have," said Todd Allan's president, Allan Kullen. But that became impossible in the early months...
Allan faced up to moment of truth.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 4/19/2007; 700+ words ; ...Byline: HILARIE STELFOX , Size matters Allan HInchliffe (right) with slimming mentor...his boss Michael Foster who backed him Allan Hinchliffe was told that if he didn't...their weight problem once and for all. For Allan Hinchliffe of Marsh, that moment came...
Post's Allan Picks Crew for Victory Cruise.(Media)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 2/26/2007; 700+ words ; ...Calderone Perfection eludes us," said Col Allan, editor in chief of the New York Post...Perfection? Half a year ago, Mr. Allan had a less sublime quarry in his sights...splashed on a Times Square jumbo screen, Mr. Allan's paper went from being known as No...