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William Wotton
William Wotton 1666-1727, English scholar. He is best known for his Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning (1694), a defense of contemporary learning written in response to an essay by Sir William Temple . Both Wotton and Temple were satirized by Swift in Battle of the Books (1704). ... Read more
William Byrde
William Byrde For persons thus named, use Byrd, William. ... Read more
William of Malmesbury
William of Malmesbury , c.1096-1143, English writer, monk of Malmesbury. His most important work is the Gesta regum Anglorum, a history of the kings of England from 449 to 1127, with its continuation, Historia novella (ed. by William Stubbs, 1887-89). Book V is contemporary history, especially v... Read more
Edward Calvert
Edward Calvert 1799-1883, English painter and engraver. A great admirer of William Blake, Calvert, along with several of his contemporaries, formed a group around Blake called the Brotherhood of the Ancients. Calvert's art celebrated the life of primitive society. In his later work he was deeply in... Read more
William Prout
William Prout 1785-1850, English chemist and physician. Prout's hypothesis, advanced in 1815-16, suggested that atomic weights of elements are multiples of that of hydrogen and that elements are formed by a condensation or grouping of hydrogen atoms. Later work on the determination of atomic weight... Read more
William of Newburgh
William of Newburgh 1136?-1198?, English chronicler, monk of Newburgh, Yorkshire. He wrote the Historia rerum Anglicarum, a history of England from 1066 to 1198. Its chief value lies in the commentary on contemporary events, particularly its analysis of the causes and effects of the anarchy under... Read more
William James Glackens
William James Glackens 1870-1938, American landscape and genre painter and illustrator, b. Philadelphia. An illustrator for Philadelphia and New York City newspapers and magazines for many years, Glackens first exhibited his paintings with the Eight and achieved fame as a brilliant painter of the... Read more
William Byrd
William Byrd 1543-1623, English composer, organist at Lincoln Cathedral and, jointly with Tallis, at the Chapel Royal. Although Roman Catholic, he composed anthems and services for the English Church in addition to his great Roman masses and Latin motets. He was esteemed by his contemporaries and w... Read more
Thomas William Robertson
Thomas William Robertson 1829-71, English dramatist and actor; brother of Madge Kendal. After spending several years as an actor, he turned to playwriting, initiating the "cup and saucer" school of drama, which was characterized by its realism and its contemporary, domestic setting. His first s... Read more
Gilbert Burnet
Gilbert Burnet , 1643-1715, Scottish bishop and writer. He studied in Scotland, England, and abroad, held minor ecclesiastical office in Scotland, and was appointed (1669) professor of divinity at Glasgow Univ. He went to London in 1673 and was lecturer at St. Clements until his defense of his frien... Read more

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William Henry Beveridge
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and social reformer William Henry Beveridge, 1st...following World War II. William Beveridge was born in...legal career lacking in challenge. Instead he accepted...W. N. Medlicott, Contemporary England, 1914-1964...Sources Harris, Josae, William Beveridge: a biography...
Ellen Craft
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...According to another contemporary account, however...latter account, it was William who hesitated, with...to appear educated. William, on the other hand...transportation with William posing as Ellen's...when faced with the challenges of maintaining her disguise...
Coke, Sir Edward
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...of Parliament against challenges from James I and Charles I. Coke was a contemporary of such great figures of Elizabethan England as William Shakespeare, Edmund...along with those of sir william blackstone, greatly...his friendship with William Cecil, Baron Burghley...
Creationism
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...disagreement with the rest of contemporary science lies in its...of Species in 1859. William Buckland in Oxford and...Creationists, such as John William Dawson and George Frederick...Consequently, anything which challenges the literal authority...politician and lawyer William Jennings Bryan ...
Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868–1963)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education ...and social activist, William Edward Burghardt Du...left home soon after William was born. His mother...outperformed his white contemporaries, receiving a number...legendary professors William James, Josiah Royce...disfranchisement. To challenge these acts, he published...
Orange Order
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...x2019; of King William III and of his victory...reverence for the memory of William III; it also drew on...found a champion in William Johnston, who led the...Order. Faced with the challenge of the Land League...nearby Garvaghy Road. If contemporary Ulster Unionism remains...
Black Liberalism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...thought. In his 2001 work on contemporary black political ideologies...Abram Harris and, later, William J. Wilson. The major triumphs...liberalism has faced several challenges. The rise of the American...1980). The conservative challenge to black liberalism rests...into the marketplace. ...
Science and Religion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...engagement In numerous and subtle ways, the contemporary sciences challenge and reshape the God-nature problematic...Einstein's theory of special relativity challenges our ordinary sense of time's flow...Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, William Stoeger, Mark Worthing, and Joseph...
Anthropology, Medical
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...suggested that the field of contemporary medical anthropology has...these themes can be seen in contemporary medical anthropology in the...addressed the subfield was William Caudill ’ s 1953...in which society adapts to challenges presented by disease. It...
James Keir Hardie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Mary Keir, domestic, and William Aitken, miner. He took the...pressed ILP candidates to challenge Liberals at by-elections...him seem fanatical to some contemporaries but enhanced his reputation...earliest biography of Hardie is William Stewart, J. Keir Hardie...

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Moro, Antonio-Lazzaro
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...and decided to accept the challenge of the question left open...chronological intuitions of William Smith and his French contemporaries, G. Cuvier and Alexandre...theories presented a greater challenge, since the noted British...
Australia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Australian figures who accepted Freud's challenge to develop the study of psychoanalysis...work of earlier pioneers such as John William Spring-thorpe and Clarence Godfrey...death in the 1960s. Fink was thus a contemporary of both Dane and Winn. He was one of...
Fraternities and Sororities
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement. New...1988. Winston, Roger B., Jr., William R. Nettles III, and John H. Opper...Fraternities and Sororities on the Contemporary College Campus. San Francisco: Jossey...
anarchism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...anarchism was the English rationalist William Godwin. During the nineteenth century...proletariat . The extent to which anarchism challenges other political philosophies on the...Anarchist influences are often evident in contemporary discussions of communes and communalism...
Abstract Expressionism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...replace Paris as the world capital of contemporary art, and to many Americans the heyday...x2019; Among the secondary figures were William Baziotes , James Brooks , Lee Krasner...for Critics’, almost as a challenge for someone to come up with a name for...
Great Awakening
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Pennsylvania Presbyterian whose father, William, similarly advocated the importance...appropriated secular culture in order to challenge it. Condemning the stage for diverting...faith would qualify. Capable, remarked contemporary actor David Garrick, of moving audiences...
Thornhill, Sir James
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...He was the only native painter to challenge the foreign decorative artists who worked...London, the main scene of which shows William and Mary enthroned, and the grisaille...Thornhill was highly regarded by his contemporaries and won numerous distinctions. He was...

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Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...beginning of a sentence.” (William Morris and Mary Morris, Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage , 2d ed.; 1985.) ·...party candidates have mounted serious challenges for senator and governor in almost two...

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Ministry and Theology in Global Perspective: Contemporary Challenges for the Church.(Review) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: International Review of Mission; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...C. Muck. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996...explore: "a) the global context for contemporary Christian ministry, with special attention...examination of the church's historical and contemporary debates on mission priorities and procedures...
Ministry and Theology in Global Perspective: Contemporary Challenges for the Church.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; Edited by Don A. Pittmann, Ruben L. F. Habito, and Terry C. Muck. Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1996. Pp. 524. $35.00, paper. This volume aims to provide materials for a course on interfaith...
Looking glass; A theatrical production explores the contradictions of political correctness in contemporary South African society, writes William Charlton-Perkins.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mercury (South Africa); 11/20/2006; 700+ words ; ...today's theatre experience with complex perceptions that challenge the "Rainbow Nation" slogan. According to Ashwin Singh...ourselves if we allow euphemism to wash over the way we view contemporary South African society. Singh expounds this view in his play...
'Clean sport:' a twofold challenge in the contemporary history of the modern Olympic games.
Magazine article from: Proceedings: International Symposium for Olympic Research; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Introduction In sport history and contemporary Olympic studies the term 'clean sport...de Coubertin and his American mentor William M. Sloane interpreted amateurism as...The second meaning refers to the more contemporary and contentious issue of drug abuse...
Rumors and facts: William Clarence Matthews's 1905 challenge to major league baseball's color barrier.(ARTICLES)
Magazine article from: Nine; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...into the major leagues of William Clarence Matthews, "Harvard...1907) and passed on to contemporary audiences by Robert Peterson...Following the lead of his mentor, William Henry Lewis, Matthews worked...dead" under the headline "William Clarence Matthews Dies Suddenly...
The empty plinth: contemporary British artists appear unable to rise to the challenge of public sculpture, as the arguments over new sculptures for Trafalgar Square make all too obvious.(Architecture)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...front of the National Gallery would be William iv Square rather than being named after...the old Royal Mews combined with the contemporary street improvements being carried out...England's naval hero. The erection of William Railton's colossal and overscaled Corinthian...
Contemporary Clinical Opioid Use: Opportunities and Challenges
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; Opiate analgesics have been used by humans for thousands of years and are the longest continuously used class of medications. The recent increased interest in opiates (drugs derived from opium) and opioids (more generally, any natural or synthetic drug that binds to an opioid receptor) has evolved
VISUAL ART: Low-tech, laborious and ancient - it could be the next big thing Contemporary artists are falling for the charms and challenges of drawing again, says Doris Saatchi
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/8/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...just didn't seem to be enough bang for the buck. Like many contemporary art aficionados I relegated drawing to the margins of art...s only Drawing Centre. Wimbledon's Director of Research William Furlong says that he wants to revive drawing - which is about...
An Opera Spans Time; William Bolcom's 'A View From the Bridge' Is Both Contemporary and Classic
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...there's been a lot of water under William Bolcom's "A View From the Bridge...says. Welcome to the fickle world of contemporary opera. There is an acknowledged need...advance the form into the present and challenge audiences to think of the art form as...
Dixie(R) Challenges Artists to Redesign the Everyday Table Setting; Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design to Exhibit Winning Designs.
PR Newswire; 10/16/2002; 700+ words ; ...exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design (formerly...president of the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design says...will have the unique challenge of transforming an...exhibited in the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design in...what the occasion," William Schultz, president...