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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, 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...
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...
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 Benezet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anthony Benezet An American philanthropist and Quaker educator, Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) wrote and distributed antislavery...of his sect. Of a well-to-do Huguenot family, Anthony Benezet was born in Saint-Quentin, France, on Jan...
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...
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...
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...

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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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Anthony Da Costa: Typical American Tragedy.(Bad Nights/Better Days)(Sound recording review)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ANTHONY DA COSTA Typical American Tragedy Anthony Da Costa ABBIE GARDNER AND ANTHONY DA COSTA Bad Nights/Better Days Anthony Da Costa It is, of course, impossible to write about Americana singer-songwriter Anthony Da Costa without mentioning...
St. Anthony's makes a comeback
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 8/30/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...for everyone and everything. Take St. Anthony of Padua. Among other things, he is...happens to be the saint for whom St. Anthony High School, near downtown Long Beach...out to alumni and friends and praying to Anthony and any saint who would listen, the school...
ANTHONY AWAITS GARDEN DEBUT; THE SU RECRUIT WILL SHOWCASE HIS TALENTS IN THE PRESTIGIOUS ALL AMERICAN GAME.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/4/2002; 700+ words ; ...Mike Waters Staff writer New York -- Carmelo Anthony hails from Baltimore, and he attends Oak Hill...Basketball Game at Madison Square Garden will provide Anthony with a homecoming. Anthony, 17, was born in Brooklyn, the youngest of Mary...
ANTHONY AMONG TRIO OF TOP TEENS; HE'S CONSIDERED A TOP-THREE PICK, AND ONE NBA SOURCE ISN'T RULING OUT A NO. 1.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/25/2003; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Nolan Weidner Staff writer Carmelo Anthony will likely be part of a youthful trio...were reluctant to talk specifically about Anthony on Thursday. The NBA frowns on direct...of anonymity, said NBA teams all love Anthony's combination of guard and forward skills...
Bernard Anthony plays hard for adoptive family.
Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA); 5/26/2007; 700+ words ; ...David Kiefer May 26--In one of Bernard Anthony's earliest memories, his mother had...two baby sisters. He was 2 years old. Anthony was lucky. He was rescued and raised...refuge from horrific situations. When Anthony, a senior football and basketball player...
ANTHONY POINTS WAY FRESHMAN HAS HUGE GAME TO LEAD SYRACUSE PAST TEXAS.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 4/6/2003; 700+ words ; ...writing history of their own. Carmelo Anthony's stay at Syracuse won't be long...in front of 54,432 at the Superdome. Anthony scored a career-high 33 points, grabbed...playing in a championship game,'' said Anthony, who is expected to be the second or...
Nuggets' Anthony leaves the major hype to Cavaliers' James.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/5/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Tom Reed INDIANAPOLIS _ Carmelo Anthony said he was supposed to have a late dinner...really don't talk basketball," said Anthony of his conversations with James. "We...going on?'" They leave the James vs. Anthony hype and debate to everyone else. The...
ANTHONY MIGHT BE NUGGETS' GO-TO GUY.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...NEWS After one day of practice, Carmelo Anthony already is the go-to guy for the Denver...Nuggets. At least, that's what he says. Anthony, the team's prized rookie small forward...They want me to be the go-to guy,'' Anthony said Tuesday, the first day of practice...
Anthony pleads guilty to reduced DUI charge
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/24/2008; ; 700+ words ; Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of driving while...s over so I get a chance to take care of my business, Anthony said. Anthony also pleaded guilty to failure to stay in a single lane...
THE ANTHONY WALKER TRIAL: 'KILLED WITH AN ICE AXE ..FOR BEING BLACK'.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/17/2005; 700+ words ; ...Manchester City star Joey Barton attacked Anthony Walker with an ice axe "for no reason...killed him." Black A-level student Anthony, 18, died after Taylor stuck a 2ft mountaineering axe into his head, it is alleged. Anthony had been walking to a bus stop with his...