Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias

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Encyclopedias

Physician and materialist, born at Darmstadt; lectured at Tubingen University; wrote a book entitled "Kraft und Stoff," i. e. Force and Matter, and had to retire into private practise as a physician ...

Marie François Carnot

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Civil engineer and statesman, born at Limoges, nephew of the preceding; Finance Minister in 1879 and 1887; became President in 1887; was assassinated at Lyons by an anarchist in 1894.

Marie Caro

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A French philosopher, born at Poitiers; a popular lecturer on philosophy, surnamed le philosophe des dames; wrote on mysticism, materialism, and pessimism (1826-1887).

Luigi Canina

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Italian architect; wrote on the antiquities of Rome, Etruria, etc. (1795-1856).

Lydia Maria Child

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An American novelist and anti-slavery advocate (1802-1880).

Robert Burns

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Celebrated Scottish poet, born at Alloway, near Ayr, in 1759, son of an honest, intelligent peasant, who tried farming in a small way, but did not prosper; tried farming himself on his father's ...

Richard Cameron

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A Scotch Covenanter of the 17th century, born in Falkland, Fife; a ringleader of the persecuted Presbyterians, took to arms along with sixty others in defence of his rights; was surprised by a body ...