Biography Category
(j ´r m) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1, 2 Kings of Israel and Judah: see Jehoram 1, 2. 3 Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent to congratulate David on the defe...
(käm ´y zhôrdäN´) (KEY) , 1771–1821, French writer and political figure. A moderate supporter of the French Revolution, he fled France during ...
1803–62, Confederate general, b. Washington, Ky. After serving in the Black Hawk War, he resigned (1834) from the U.S. army and went to Texas where ...
1746–94, English philologist and jurist. Jones was celebrated for his understanding of jurisprudence and of Oriental languages. He published an Essa...
in geology, fracture in rocks along which no appreciable movement has occurred (see fault). Nearly vertical, or sheet, joints that result from shrinka...
1715–74, British colonial leader in America, b. Co. Meath, Ireland. He settled (1738) in the Mohawk valley, became a merchant, and gained great powe...