1854 births - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Charles Sumner Tainter: Encyclopedia - Charles Sumner Tainter
Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 - April 20, 1940) was an American engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Fillmore: Encyclopedia - Charles Fillmore
Charles Fillmore (August 22, 1854 – July 5, 1948) was an innovative, highly practical thinker and a pioneer in metaphysical thought at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Murdoch: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy Murdoch - Teams
Billy Murdoch - International. Australia England Billy Murdoch - Australian state. New South Wales Billy Murdoch - English count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Carson: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Carson - Unionism
In 1910 it became clear that the House of Lords' veto on the Third Irish Home Rule Bill was about to be lifted. When James Craig and othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Louis Of Battenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Louis Of Battenberg - Naval Career
In 1868, at the age of fourteen, Prince Louis became a naturalized British subject and joined the Royal Navy. He began his career as a mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas R. Marshall: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas R. Marshall - Vice Presidency
At the 1912 Democratic convention in Baltimore, Marshall's name was put in as Indiana's choice for President. For a time it looked as if ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jenny Nyström: Encyclopedia Ii - Jenny Nyström - Production
In 1874 she was asked to illustrate the Christmas story Lille Viggs äfventyr på julafton (Little Vigg’s Adventure on Christmas Eve) b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Ehrlich: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Ehrlich - Life
Paul Ehrlich was born into a Jewish family on 14 March 1854 in Strehlen (Silesia). Even as a schoolboy and student of medicine he was int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Carson: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Carson - Cabinet Member
On May 25, 1915, Asquith appointed Carson Attorney-General when the Coalition Government was formed after the Liberal government was boug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Louis Of Battenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Louis Of Battenberg - Adoption Of The Surname Mountbatten
At the behest of King George V, Prince Louis relinquished the title Prince of Battenberg in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, as also the style o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Louis Of Battenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Louis Of Battenberg - Note
1 In 1881, Prince Louis of Battenberg allegedly had an illegitimate daughter Jeanne Marie Langtry Malcolm by the actress, Lillie Langtry,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Murdoch: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy Murdoch - Career Highlights
Billy Murdoch - Tests. Test Debut: for Australia vs England, Melbourne, 1876-1877 Last Test: for England vs South Africa, Cape Town, 18...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jenny Nyström: Encyclopedia Ii - Jenny Nyström - Childhood Education And Family Life
Her father was a school teacher and piano teacher, and also the cantor of the Kalmar Castle Church. When Jenny Nyström was eight years o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas R. Marshall: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas R. Marshall - Later Years
Marshall returned to Indianapolis after his term as Vice President and resumed his law practice. He also wrote a number of books on the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Ehrlich: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Ehrlich - Magic Bullet
His life is depicted in the movie The Magic Bullet, which focused on Salvarsan® (arsphenamine, "compound 606"), his cure for syphilis. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas R. Marshall: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas R. Marshall - Early Life
Marshall was born in North Manchester, Indiana, where he frequently spent time at the courthouse listening to lawyers; Marshall wrote lat...   » Read the article