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Lake Edward Lake Edward
Lake Edward or Edward Nyanza 830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), in the Great Rift Valley, central Africa, on the Congo-Uganda border. It lies at an altitude of c.3,000 ft (910 m), is c.50 mi (80 km) long, and has a maximum width of c.30 mi (48 km). Lake Edward is connected with the Nile system by the... Read more
Edward Herbert Edward Herbert
Edward Herbert The English philosopher, poet, diplomat, and historian Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648), is considered the father of English deism. His major work, "On Truth," is one of the few metaphysical treatises in English philosophy. Edward Herbert was born on... Read more
Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope 1840-97, American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, b. Philadelphia, studied at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and at the Smithsonian Institution. His large collection of fossil mammals is now at the American Museum of Natural History. His many published... Read more
Isabella of France Isabella of France
Isabella of France (1289–1358), queen of Edward II. The daughter of Philip IV of France, Isabella married Edward II at Boulogne in January 1308, soon after his accession. Infatuated by Piers Gaveston, Edward neglected her. Nevertheless, they produced four children. The future Edward ... Read more
Edward Carpenter Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter 1844-1929, English author. Although ordained a minister in 1869, he became a Fabian socialist in 1874 and renounced religion. Among his works on social reform are Towards Democracy (1883-1902), a long unrhymed poem revealing the influence of his friend Walt Whitman; England's... Read more
Wallis Warfield duchess of Windsor Wallis Warfield duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Windsor, duchess of wĬn´zer ,1896-1986, American-born wife of Edward, duke of Windsor, who, as Edward VIII , abdicated the British throne in order to marry her. In 1916 she married a naval lieutenant, from whom she was divorced in 1927. The next year she married Ernest... Read more
Edward Noyes Westcott Edward Noyes Westcott
Edward Noyes Westcott 1846-98, American novelist and banker, b. Syracuse, N.Y. He is known for his popular novel, David Harum (pub. posthumously, 1898), which concerns a shrewd, humorous country banker.... Read more
Edward Lucie-Smith Edward Lucie-Smith
Edward Lucie-Smith 1933-, British poet and art critic, b. Jamaica, grad. Oxford, 1954. He has lived in London since 1951, where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956-66) and as an editor of books on art. Among his works of poetry are A Tropical Childhood (1961) and Confessions and... Read more
Edward Sheldon Edward Sheldon
SHELDON, EDWARD (1823–1897) Edward Austin Sheldon was instrumental in bringing object training to the United States. As president of the Oswego Training School in Oswego, New York, from 1861 until his death, Sheldon worked to fulfill his commitment to make education accessible to all... Read more
Edward Everett Edward Everett
Edward Everett Edward Everett (1794-1865), American statesman and orator, was renowned for his elegant speeches, the most famous of which was his address at Gettysburg, overshadowed by President Lincoln's remarks from the same platform. On Apr. 11, 1794, Edward Everett was born in... Read more

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