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George Henry Boker
George Henry Boker , 1823-90, American poet and playwright, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton, 1842. He is best remembered for his romantic and heroic tragedies, written in the manner of Elizabethan drama. The best of these were Leonor de Guzman (1853) and Francesca da Rimini (1855), based on the... Read more |
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George Henry Evans
George Henry Evans 1805-56, American labor and agrarian reformer, b. England. After emigrating (1820) to New York City, he edited several newspapers, among them the Workingman's Advocate. He also led a number of workingman's parties from 1827 to 1837. His agrarian reform programs included the... Read more |
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Georges Henri Pire
Georges Henri Pire , 1910-69, Belgian priest. He entered a Dominican monastery at the age of 18 and was ordained in 1934. He taught moral philosophy and sociology and during World War II participated in the Belgian resistance movement. After the war he became deeply concerned with the plight of... Read more |
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George Henry Williams
WILLIAMS, GEORGE HENRY George Henry Williams served as U.S. attorney general from 1871 to 1875. A state and territorial judge, as well as a U.S. senator, Williams was nominated to be chief justice of the United States by President ulysses s. grant in 1873, but he was never confirmed. According to... Read more |
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George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes , 1817-78, English critic and author. As editor of the Leader (1850-54) and of the Fortnightly Review (1865-66), Lewes distinguished himself as a critic. Influenced by Comte's positivism , he wrote Biographical History of Philosophy (4 vol., 1845-46), Comte's Philosophy of... Read more |
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George Henry Borrow
George Henry Borrow 1803-81, English writer and traveler. He led a nomadic life in England and on the Continent, where he was a translator and agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society. His friendship with the Gypsies, whose language he learned, resulted in The Zincali;... Read more |
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George Henry Crumb
George Henry Crumb 1929-, American composer, b. Charleston, W.Va., grad. Mason College of Music, Charleston (B.A. 1950); Univ. of Illinois (M.A. 1953); Univ. of Michigan (D.M.A. 1959). In his compositions, Crumb often uses mysterious vocalizations (whispers, shrieks, hisses, clicks, etc.),... Read more |
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George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas 1816-70, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Southampton co., Va. He served in the Seminole War and in the Mexican War. Later he taught at West Point and served in Texas. As a brigadier general of volunteers, he was sent to Kentucky, where he defeated the Confederates at... Read more |
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Henry George
Henry George 1839-97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to California; there he worked at various occupations before turning to newspaper writing in San Francisco. George's... Read more |
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Henry George Liddell
Henry George Liddell , 1811-98, English classical scholar. He was headmaster (1846-55) of Westminster School and dean (1855-91) of Christ Church, Oxford. Liddell is famous for his compilation of the Greek-English Lexicon (with Robert Scott, 1843). It was his daughter, Alice Liddell (d. 1934), for... Read more |
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Boker, George Henry
Boker, George Henry (1823–90), playwright. Born into...Othello, Macbeth and Lear, but only George Henry Boker, among the native and foreign dramatists...notable quality for them.” Biography: George Henry Boker: Poet and ... |
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Lewes, George Henry
Lewes, George Henry (1817–78), philosopher, dramatist, and...began a lifelong liaison with the novelist George Eliot, was the founder and editor of the...of the first to recognize the genius of Henry Irving. |
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Evans, George Henry
Evans, George Henry (1805–56), editor of the Working Man's Advocate and other newspapers...his agitation for “free homesteads,” Evans foreshadowed Henry George's “single tax.” |
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George, Henry
George, Henry (1839–97), left his middle‐class, devoutly...discussion of tariffs and free trade, stating George's belief that poverty would continue...general restatement of his principles. George lectured extensively in the U.S. and... |
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Gilbert, Mrs. (George Henry)
Gilbert, Mrs. [George Henry] [neé Ann Hartley] (1821–1904), comic actress. No beauty...England and trained as a ballet dancer in London. In 1846 she married George Henry Gilbert, an actor and dancer, and together they toured England... |
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Williams, George Henry
Williams, George Henry (b. New Lebanon, N.Y., 26 Mar. 1820; d. Portland, Oreg...United States. President Ulysses S. Grant's 1873 nomination of George Williams for the position of chief justice met with considerable controversy... |
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Borrow, George Henry
Borrow, George Henry (1803–81), edited Celebrated Trials, and Remarkable Cases of Criminal Jurisprudence (1825), an impressive piece of hack... |
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Calvert, George Henry
Calvert, George Henry (1803–89), descendant of the Baltimore family, was born in Maryland, educated at Harvard and Göttingen, and settled... |
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Moore, George Henry
Moore, George Henry (1823–92),brother of Frank Moore, was also a historical scholar, whose works include Mr. Lee's Plan (1860), a pamphlet on the treason of Charles Lee; ...Negroes in the ...Army of the Revolution (1862); and John Dickinson (1890). |
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Miles, George Henry
Miles, George Henry (1824–71),Maryland author, whose plays included Mohammed, the Arabian Prophet (published 1850), a blank‐verse... |
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Harewood, George (Henry Hubert Lascelles), 7th Earl of
Harewood, George (Henry Hubert Lascelles), 7th Earl of (b London, 1923). Eng. opera administrator, writer, and editor. Enthusiasm for opera intensified... |
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Thomas, George Henry
Thomas, George Henry (1816–1870) Union army officer. Born in Southampton County, Virginia, on July 31, 1816, Thomas studied law before attending... |
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Borrow, George Henry
Borrow, George Henry (1803–81), traveller and author of The Romany Rye (1857). He was an agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society and... |
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Preble, George Henry
Preble, George Henry (1816–85) Union naval officer, born in Maine. Preble served in the Mexican War (1846–48) and as part of Matthew C... |
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Crumb, George (Henry)
Crumb, George (Henry) (b Charleston, West Virginia, 1929). Amer. composer. Taught pf. and comp. at Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, 1959... |
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Liddell, Henry George
Liddell, Henry George (1811–96), lexicographer. He was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, from 1855 to 1891. The Greek Lexicon, on which he collaborated with R. Scott, appeared in a modest form in 1843. It has been repeatedly extended. |
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Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st earl of Oxford and Asquith
Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st earl of Oxford and Asquith...insisted on calling her husband Henry not Herbert, and described him...and ambitious men like Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. As premier...key role in supporting Lloyd George's 1909 budget against ... |
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Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith...and, in the row over Lloyd George's People's Budget twice led...He was succeeded by Lloyd George, whose bitter rival he became...supporters and those of Lloyd George. He worked with Lloyd ... |
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Pelham, Henry
Pelham, Henry (c.1696–1754). Prime minister...he recommended Pelham as his successor to George II, who favoured Carteret, the new...no more peace,’ would have seemed to Henry Pelham a high compliment. |
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Fox, Henry
Fox, Henry (1705–74). Fox entered...Walpole. Walpole's successor Henry Pelham also regarded Fox highly...in 1762–3 when Bute and George III employed him to push the...created Lord Holland, but George III regarded his cynical methods... |
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TK Maxx in switch to George Henry Lee; Move will create 50 jobs.(News)
...most famous stores. The former George Henry Lee building, in Church Street...have filled up, but the large George Henry Lee building - owned by Liverpool...In 1961, the store merged with George Henry Lee and the buildings ... |
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George Henry Lee site is sold by Grosvenor.(News)
...confirmed the sale of the former George Henry Lee building - a popular city landmark...index. Similarly, the former George Henry Lee building, in Church Street...they found an end user for the George Henry Lee's site. Former ... |
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Rioting Refigured: George Henry Hall and the Picturing of American Political...
In 1858, the American painter George Henry Hall (18251913) cumpleted A Dead...Dead Rabbit had no equivalent in George Henry Hall's oeuvre or in the broader...response to the Dead Rabbit Riot, George Henry Hall broke new ground, ... |
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Fabric of Liverpool; Daysix David Charters examines the history of George...
...history. And, in its own way, George Henry Lee's has a proud place alongside...streets were hushed on Sundays. GEORGE Henry Lee, home of school uniforms and...always been and always will be George Henry Lee's. But time ... |
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William Baker, ed., The Letters of George Henry Lewes.(Book review)
...William Baker, ed., The Letters of George Henry Lewes, 2 vols (U of Victoria...Ashton (Clarendon P, 1991), George Henry Lewes now becomes the central figure...Nor are all of these Letters of George Henry Lewes printed here ... |
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Millionaire bankrolls Quiggins shops move; Shipyard owner backs plans to...
...this week offer to buy the former George Henry Lee building on Church Street as...their desire to expand into the George Henry Lee building, about four times...Quiggins' behalf this week. The George Henry Lee's site is ... |
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George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life
George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of...immediate post-Reconstruction era, George Henry White has long been a footnote, but...legislature of his home state acknowledged George Henry White with a joint resolution in ... |
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TK MAXX HEADS TO GEORGE HENRY LEE; Discount store will create 50 new jobs.(News)
...opens a new store in the former George Henry Lee building in Liverpool's Church...have filled up, but the large George Henry Lee building - owned by Liverpool...the approach to the city centre. George Henry Grosvenor hopes ... |
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Blamire to bring George Henry Lee down to earth; New store just three storeys...
...of the city from the rooftop of George Henry Lee and immediately pledged to...A pounds 7m redevelopment of George Henry Lee is nearing completion but as...the future is the rebranding of George Henry Lee to the group name of ... |
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Rep. Butterfield Introduces Bill Concerning George Henry White Commemorative...
...commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White." The bill was introduced...commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White. Be it enacted by the Senate...Congress assembled, SECTION 1. GEORGE HENRY ... |
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