Biography Category
(j k ´b s dä vär j´ n ) (KEY) , c.1230–1298, Italian hagiographer, b. Varazze (then Voraggio), near Savona; also known as Jacobus de Voragine. H...
(j ´k b) (KEY) , in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca’s twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of...
(j k´´ b ´ n) (KEY) , an early phase of English Renaissance architecture and decoration. It formed a transition between the Elizabethan and the pur...
1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Hig...
(mäks zhäkôb´) (KEY) , 1876–1944, French writer and painter, b. Brittany. His dream-inspired verse, plays, novels, and paintings bridged and gav...
(zhôz f´ mär ´ zhäkär´) (KEY) , 1752–1834, French inventor, whose loom is of the greatest importance in modern mechanical figure weaving. Aft...