|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
George Brown
George Brown George Brown (1818-1880) was a Canadian politician and newspaper editor who stood for the principle of majority rule, favored expansion into the West, and gave powerful support to the movement for the federation of British North America. George Brown was born in Alloa near... Read more |
|
|
George Browne
Browne, George (d. 1556), archbishop of Dublin 1536–54, a somewhat equivocal promoter of the early Reformation. An Oxford‐educated English Augustinian friar, he came to the notice of Thomas Cromwell as a supporter of royal supremacy. His appointment to the see of Dublin was followed... Read more |
|
|
George Browne Post
George Browne Post 1837-1913, American architect, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ., 1858, in civil engineering, and studied architecture with R. M. Hunt. He was one of the leaders in a notable group that helped regenerate American architecture in the period from 1875 to 1890. A member of the... Read more |
|
|
William Browne
William Browne (William Browne of Tavistock) , 1591?-1645?, English poet. An imitator of Spenser, he did his finest work in pastoral poetry, of which Britannia's Pastorals (1613, 1616, 1825) and The Shepherd's Pipe (with George Wither et al., 1614) are the best examples.... Read more |
|
|
Mather Brown
Mather Brown 1761-1831, American portrait and historical painter, b. Boston. He studied under Benjamin West in London and continued to work in England. His portraits include those of George IV (Buckingham Palace, London), Queen Charlotte, Sir William Pepperrell, Cornwallis, and Presidents John... Read more |
|
|
John Mason Brown
Brown, John Mason (1900–69), critic and author. A native of Louisville, he studied under Professor George P. Baker at Harvard, then became an associate editor and drama critic of Theatre Arts Monthly. Brown left the magazine to become critic of the Evening Post in 1929, then moved to the... Read more |
|
|
George Douglas
George Douglas pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869-1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber story of Scottish life.... Read more |
|
|
George Pierce Baker
George Pierce Baker 1866-1935, American educator, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Harvard, 1887. He taught (1888-1924) in the English department at Harvard and there conceived and instituted (1906) the 47 Workshop, a class on playwriting techniques and a laboratory of experimental productions. The first... Read more |
|
|
Georg Joseph Vogler
Georg Joseph Vogler , 1749-1814, German composer and organist, known as Abbé Vogler. He traveled widely, giving organ concerts and demonstrating his innovations in organ construction. In 1775 he went to Mannheim as court chaplain and was court music director at Stockholm (1786-89) and at... Read more |
|
|
Sir George Rooke
Sir George Rooke , 1650-1709, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he defeated a French fleet under the comte de Tourville in the battle of La Hogue (1692) and by good judgment saved part of his convoy from Tourville's attack off Cape St. Vincent (1693). In the War of the Spanish... Read more |
|
Brown, George
Brown, George (1918–1978), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974–78.George Brown served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) for five years: one year as... |
|
Brown, George Douglas
Brown, George Douglas, see Douglas, George. |
|
|
Brown, George Mackay
Brown, George Mackay (1921–96), Scottish poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer, born in Orkney, where he remained most... |
|
de Sylva, Brown, and Henderson
de Sylva, Brown, and Henderson, songwriting team. [ George Gard] B. G. De Sylva(1895–1950), known popularly...In 1919 he wrote the lyrics to George Gershwin's first score for La...words to Gershwin's melodies for George White's Scandals, including the hit ... |
|
Bush, George
Bush, George (1924–), forty‐first president of the United States.George Herbert Walker Bush was born...partner in the brokerage firm of Brown Brothers Harriman), Bush...Highly popular at its peak, George Bush's administration made an effective... |
|
|
Douglas, George
Douglas, George, the pseudonym of George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), the son of an Ayrshire farmer, published...business and the disgrace of his son, and retribution falls. Brown died suddenly the year after the novel's publication, leaving... |
|
|
Brown, John Mason
Brown, John Mason (1900–69...he studied under Professor George P. Baker at Harvard, then...critic of Theatre Arts Monthly. Brown left the magazine to become critic of...Speak for Yourself, John, George Stevens, 1974. |
|
|
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals. This series of revues, produced by White...than similar revues. Most of the scores were written either by George Gershwin or by De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson. Memorable songs from these shows included... |
|
|
Holland, George
Holland, George (1791–1870), comic actor. The son of...briefly joined Augustin Daly. T. Allston Brown observed, “He was unlike any other actor I...Holland Memorial: Sketch of the Life of George Holland, the Veteran Comedian, with... |
|
|
Albert (Brown), Ernest
Albert [Brown], Ernest (1857–1946), scenic designer. The Brooklyn‐born set artist...Climbers (1901), The Little Duchess (1901), The Virginian (1904), and George Washington, Jr. (1906). Many critics considered his spectacular sets... |
|
Brown, George Scratchley
Brown, George Scratchley (1918–78) Air Force chief of staff (1973–74) and Joint...chairman (1974–78), born in Montclair, New Jersey. In World War II, Brown was a squadron commander, group operations officer, and executive officer... |
|
|
Brown, John
Brown, John Revolutionary War army...Haverhill, Massachusetts. Brown assisted in campaigns with Ethan...the seige of Quebec (1775), Brown had a public dispute with Benedict...Arnold. Recalled to help Gov. George Clinton fend off attacks by... |
|
Callaghan, James
...the deputy leadership election by George Brown. After Gaitskell's death in 1963...came third behind Harold Wilson and Brown. When Labour assumed power in 1964...Department of Economic Affairs under Brown. Callaghan's term was dogged by... |
|
stress
...understanding of their (otherwise mysterious) illness. George Brown and Tirril Harris, in their influential study Social...mediate between stressful situations and responses to them. Brown and Harris term these ‘vulnerability’ or, conversely... |
|
Busing
...This was to secure racially integrated schooling as demanded by the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The desegregation movement had mainly...declined as a means of racial integration.Civil Rights Acts (USA); George Wallace |
|
|
Chatsworth House
...and Lely. The formal parterres at Chatsworth were designed by George London and Henry Wise, whilst the cascade has a classical temple at its top by Thomas Archer (1702). From 1761 Capability Brown made major changes in the grounds, incorporating new planting... |
|
Flashman
Flashman a character in Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857) by Thomas Hughes, revived from 1969 in a series of humorous novels by George Macdonald Fraser. Flashman is a bully and a coward (as in the original novel), and his reputation as a hero... |
|
gnomes of Zürich
gnomes of Zürich An unflattering term applied to Swiss bankers and financiers, alluding to their secrecy and speculative activity. It was popularized by the Labour politician George Brown during the sterling crisis of 1964. |
|
|
Present State Examination
...although behaviour disorders (such as alcoholism and organic syndromes) are not covered. It was the instrument used by George Brown and Tirril Harris to identify depression in community samples in their much discussed volume on Social Origins of Depression... |
|
|
Victoria
...left her. Inevitably the duchess of Kent was on bad terms with George IV and even worse with his successor William IV, to whose demise she...morbidness and some gestures were repeated when the estimable John Brown, her Scottish manservant, died in 1883. For several years... |
|
UK Contract Awards: George Browns Wins 500,000 GBP Multiple Awardees Contract...
MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom, Jan. 26 -- George Browns Ltd., Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom, won a 500,000 GBP (excluding VAT) multiple awardees contract award from Council... |
|
George Brown College Increases Commitment to Video Game Industry by Expanding...
...Sado, President of George Brown College, announced...incubator at George Brown College will support...video game programs George Brown College has...excited that George Brown College has ... |
|
George Brown Jr. Elementary School breaks ground
...children of San Bernardino. George Brown Jr. Elementary School...for the upcoming George Brown Jr. Elementary School...Bernardino. From left: David Brown, son, Alexandria Jones...the late Congressman George ... |
|
Employers say George Brown leads GTA colleges in producing graduates with...
...area employers have identified George Brown College as the College producing...the college, employers singled out George Brown as their top choice for producing...approximately twice as likely to single out George Brown ... |
|
REP. GEORGE BROWN ARCHIVE DONATED TO UCR.
...California - Riverside: Rep. George Brown Jr., a lifelong Democrat...decades. "I donated George's papers to the university...there was only one George Brown." A photo of the congressman...provided by my friend George ... |
 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
|
LIBERAL REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE BROWN JR. DIES.(NEWS)(Obituary)
...The Sacramento Bee Rep. George Brown Jr., a staunch liberal...percent Republican. Before Brown's death, the GOP had...special election to replace Brown a key battleground leading...S): Photo Photo: George Brown Jr. Staunch ... |
|
Bridgepoint Health joins Tenet Computer Group and George Brown College in...
...Tenet Computer Group Inc. and George Brown College to test and implement Tenet...division of Bridgepoint Health, and George Brown College's School of Emergency...With the help of Tenet and George Brown, we are bringing ... |
|
George Brown College Deploys BridgeWave Wireless Links
Wireless News 05-14-2008 George Brown College Deploys BridgeWave Wireless LinksWIRELESS NEWS-May 14, 2008-George Brown College Deploys BridgeWave...solutions, announced that Canada's George Brown College has deployed six ... |
|
George Brown College and MEMOTEXT join together to collaborate on a new...
George Brown College is collaborating with MEMOTEXT...Canada (NSERC) grant, with support from George Brown College's Office of Applied Research...MEMOTEXT to work hands on with multiple George Brown students in their respective ... |
|
SENSENBRENNER STATEMENT ON GEORGE BROWN'S DEATH
...RELEASE JULY 16, 1999 SENSENBRENNER STATEMENT ON GEORGE BROWN'S DEATH WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Science...of Science Committee Ranking Minority Member George E. Brown, Jr., (D-CA): "George was a friend, colleague and visionary leader... |
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
