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Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope pseud. of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, 1863-1933, English novelist. A lawyer, he wrote novels in his spare time. The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), a romantic novel of impersonation set in an imaginary kingdom, was an international success. None of his later novels—including a sequ... Read more
Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony , 251?-c.350, Egyptian hermit, called St. Anthony of Egypt and St. Anthony the Abbot. At the age of 20 he gave away his large inheritance and became a hermit. At 35 he went into seclusion and at that time he experienced, says tradition, every temptation the devil could devise, but he r... Read more
Anthony Babington
Anthony Babington , 1561-86, English conspirator. A member of the Roman Catholic gentry, he served as a youth in the household of the earl of Shrewsbury at Sheffield Castle, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. In 1586 he became involved in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I, to free Mary, an... Read more
Anthony Collins
Anthony Collins 1676-1729, English theologian; a friend of John Locke. He set forth the position of the deists and defended the cause of rational theology. His Discourse of Free Thinking (1713) was answered by many clergymen and was satirized by Jonathan Swift. His Philosophical Inquiry Concerni... Read more
Anthony Fokker
Anthony Fokker , 1890-1939, Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer, b. Kediri, Java, as Anton Herman Gerard Fokker. He established aircraft factories in Germany before World War I and became famous as the builder of the Fokker triplanes and biplanes, which were employed by the Germans. He also develop... Read more
Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton 1646?-1720, French author of Scottish descent, b. Ireland. He spent much time in France, where he became a master of the French language. He fought in the Dutch Wars for Louis XIV and commanded an Irish regiment for James II in 1687. His most celebrated work is the Mémoires... Read more
Anthony Munday
Anthony Munday 1553-1633, English author, b. London. After spending his early years as an actor, he turned to writing. His literary output includes a number of plays (many written in collaboration), poems, pageants, several anti-Catholic pamphlets, and translations of popular French romances (inclu... Read more
Anthony Wood
Anthony Wood 1632-95, English antiquary. His painstaking researches into the history of Oxford resulted in two great works, The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford (in Latin, 1674; in English, tr. by him but not published until 1792-96), and Athenae Oxoniensis (1691-92; rev. and... Read more
Anthony Wood
Anthony Wood 1632-95, English antiquary. His painstaking researches into the history of Oxford resulted in two great works, The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford (in Latin, 1674; in English, tr. by him but not published until 1792-96), and Athenae Oxoniensis (1691-92; rev. and... Read more
Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess , 1917-93, English novelist, b. Manchester as John Anthony Burgess Wilson, grad. Manchester Univ., 1940. He taught school in England and in East Asia and pursued an early interest in music. His novels are marked by a surreal, darkly comic imagination. Burgess is acknowledged to have ... Read more

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Anthony of Padua
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), a Franciscan friar, was a remarkable theologian...the Franciscan order and is referred to as "Doctor of the Church."Anthony was canonized less than a year after this death because of the many...
Anthony, Susan B.
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Susan B. Anthony Born: February 15, 1820 Adams, Massachusetts...and women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony was an early leader of the American women...slaves. Early influences Susan Brownwell Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams...
Anthony, Susan Brownell
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ANTHONY, SUSAN BROWNELL People no longer are surprised...efforts of the remarkable Susan Brownell Anthony and other pioneers of feminism, women...that are simply taken for granted today. Anthony was born in 1820, during an era when most...
St. Anthony
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography St. Anthony The Egyptian hermit St. Anthony (ca. 250-356) played a large role in the development of...of his biography, written by St. Athanasius of Alexandria. Anthony (also called St. Anthony of Egypt and St. Anthony Abbot...
Susan Brownell Anthony
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Susan Brownell Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) was an early leader of the American woman...she campaigned for emancipation of the slaves. Susan B. Anthony was born on Feb. 15, 1820, in Adams, Mass., one of seven...
Anthony Vadkovsky, Metropolitan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ANTHONY VADKOVSKY, METROPOLITAN (1846 –...Petersburg, moderate church reformer. Anthony began his career at the Kazan Theological...before the Great Reforms of the 1860s. Anthony soon became rector of the St. Petersburg...
Anthony Wayne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anthony Wayne The American soldier Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) became a hero during the American Revolution and in his later campaigns against the Indians. Anthony Wayne was born in Easttown, Pa., on Jan. 1, 1745. He attended...
Anthony Khrapovitsky, Metropolitan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ANTHONY KHRAPOVITSKY, METROPOLITAN (1863...study of Dostoyevsky and Slavophilism, Anthony became convinced that faith and philosophy...To build the Kingdom of God in society, Anthony believed, the church must be free from...
Anthony Powell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anthony Powell The English novelist Anthony Dymoke Powell (born 1905), a distinguished writer of social...known for his duodecalogy called A Dance to the Music of Time. Anthony Dymoke Powell was born in Westminster, London on Dec. 21...
Anthony Comstock
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anthony Comstock The American antivice crusader Anthony Comstock (1844-1915) fought what he personally defined...issues in civil liberties relating to art and free speech. Anthony Comstock was born in New Canaan, Conn., the son of a...

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Anthony, Marc
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 MARC ANTHONY Born: Marco Antonio Mu ñ iz...Best-selling album since 1990: Marc Anthony (1999) Hit songs since 1990: "Hasta...You Sang to Me" In a decade Marc Anthony had three careers encompassing divergent...
Mann, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MANN, Anthony Nationality: American. Born: Anton...1957. "Now You See It: Landscape and Anthony Mann," interview with J.H. Fenwick...x2014; Missiaen, Jean-Claude, Anthony Mann, Paris, 1964. Kitses, Jim, Horizons...
Anthony of Egypt, St
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Anthony of Egypt, St ( c. 251–356), Egyptian...Middle Ages the belief arose that praying to St Anthony would effect a cure for ergotism, and the Order of Hospitallers of St Anthony (founded at La Motte c. 1100, with members...
Perkins, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers PERKINS, Anthony Nationality: American. Born: New York...Levin) (as Riley Wade); The Tin Star (Anthony Mann) (as Sheriff Ben Owens) 1958 Desire...as Joseph Dufresne); The Matchmaker (Anthony) (as Cornelius) 1959 Green Mansions...
Carlisle, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Carlisle, Anthony ( b . Stillington, Durham, England...Elizabeth Hubback, who died in childbirth, Anthony was brought up by his stepmother, Susannah...sufficient to place him in York under Dr. Anthony Hubback, his maternal uncle. After Hubback...
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...Masterworks of the British Cinema, London, 1974. * * * Anthony Havelock-Allan (like Anthony Asquith and John...
Wayne, Anthony
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Wayne, Anthony (1745–1796) U.S. army officer and Congressman. Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Anthony Wayne earned the nickname of “Mad Anthony” for his boldness and courage in battle during...
Anthony of Padua, St
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Anthony of Padua, St (1195–1231), Portuguese Franciscan friar...consecrated hosts. His devotion to the poor is commemorated by alms known as St Anthony's bread ; he is also invoked to find lost articles. He is often shown...
Benn, Anthony Neil Wedgwood, (former 2nd Viscount Stansgate)
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Benn, Anthony Neil Wedgwood, (former 2nd Viscount Stansgate) ( ‘Tony...Parliament in 1950 as a Labour MP for Bristol South-East. He became close to Anthony Crosland , a leading intellectual on the right of the Labour Party. In...
Quinn, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers QUINN, Anthony Nationality: American. Born: Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn in Chihuahua, Mexico, 21 April 1915 (some sources give 1916); became U.S. citizen, 1947. Education: Attended public school in Los Angeles, California. Family...

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thumb
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...way across Mexico synonyms : hitchhike; informal hitch, hitch/thumb a lift. phrases: all thumbs  don't let Anthony carry the punch bowl—he's all thumbs synonyms : clumsy, klutzy, awkward, maladroit, inept, unskillful...
till
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...a bona fide preposition and conjunction. Though less formal than until , till is neither colloquial nor substandard. As Anthony Burgess put it, “In nonpoetic English we use ‘till’ and ‘until’ indifferently...

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Jon Anthony Florist flowers, family and relationships
Magazine article from: Greater Lansing Business Monthly; 6/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; In 1941, Jon Anthony and his wife left Flint in a truck with...Anthonys rented a building and started Jon Anthony Florist. Short on cash, they slept...overnight, however. According to Robert Anthony, Jon Anthony's grandson and manager...
ANTHONY CAN DOCUMENT HIS PROGRESS DURING THIS PLAYOFF SERIES, DEFENSIVE STOPPER BOWEN WILL BE A SPUR IN HIS SIDE.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 4/23/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...television. As Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony quickly has learned, the ability to score...throughout his first NBA playoff appearance, Anthony figures to spend much of the next two...a Bowen arrow. It was a year ago that Anthony was held, shoved, slapped and shadowed...
ANTHONY MUM ON LATEST SHOWDOWN WITH JAMES.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Rocky Mountain News CLEVELAND -- Carmelo Anthony calls it just another game out of 82...by the Cleveland Cavaliers, however. Anthony meets up tonight with Cavaliers sensation...In their previous meeting this season, Anthony shot 6-for-20 for 14 points and James...
Anthony gets a motivational boost from Karl as Nuggets win again.
Newspaper article from: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); 4/13/2005; 700+ words ; ...Byline: David Ramsey DENVER _ Carmelo Anthony, lost and wandering, needed guidance...basketball philosopher named George Karl. Anthony toyed with the New Orleans Hornets on...in the past 25 games. All of a sudden Anthony, who finished with 19 points, is again...
ANTHONY SEEKS ALTERNATIVES TO TAYRAY OFFER / DALLAS FIRM CAN TAKE CONTROL WITH ONLY $20,800 BEFORE VOTE
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 11/20/1986; ; 700+ words ; ...of Dallas can take control of C.R. Anthony Co. of Oklahoma City by putting up only...million outstanding shares of Class A Anthony common stock. This includes 640 shares...8 million shares. However, C.R. Anthony's management is seeking alternatives...
ANTHONY OUT OF SIGHT, NOT OUT OF FAVOR NUGGETS FORWARD LIES LOW IN ADVANCE OF HOMECOMING, GAME.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/9/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Mountain News WASHINGTON -- It was Carmelo Anthony's homecoming, but one would have thought...was in the Witness Protection Program. Anthony and the Denver Nuggets played Wednesday...the road from his Baltimore home. But Anthony, who has been linked recently to several...
Blackwell, Anthony square off
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 3/23/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Franklin County Democratic Party Chair Bill Anthony did not take part in the bashfest his...Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell. Anthony did express concerns about some of the...could be laid directly at the feet of Anthony. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported...
John Anthony Waldo Forge: 27 February 1929-7 October 1991. (Obituary)
Magazine article from: Oceania; 6/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; Anthony Forge died at his home in Canberra on the...the only child of Kitty and Waldo Forge. Anthony's father was an editor and his mother...particular was an important influence in Anthony's life, instilling in him a wide range...
Anthony Forest Products explodes into $80 million.
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/14/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...in the past eight years has propelled Anthony Forest Products Inc. among the largest...and keep our mills modern," says Clary Anthony, the the firm's 73-year-old president...happened to be one of the survivors." Anthony Forest Products' technological turnaround...
St. Anthony's Triathlon National TV Special Airs Oct. 11 on Versus
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/8/2009; 658 words ; ...EDITORS Contact: Kobe Bouromphongsa of St. Anthony's Hospital, Phone: +1- 727-825...excitement and don't miss the 2009 St. Anthony's Triathlon national television special...in 1984 with only 600 athletes, St. Anthony's Triathlon has become an integral part...