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Search Results: "iconoclast-movement

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Alton Locke
a novel, by charles kingsley, written in sympathy with the chartist movement, in which carlyle is introduced as one of the personages.
Ara`bi, Ahmed Pasha
leader of an insurrectionary movement in egypt in 1882; he claimed descent from the prophet; banished to ceylon; b . 1839.
Argyll, George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of
As Marquis of Lorne took a great interest in the movement which led to the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in 1843, a Whig in politics, was a member
Aufklärung, the
Or Illuminationism, a movement, conspicuously of the present time, the members of which pique themselves on ability to disperse the darkness of the world,
Baader, Franz Xavier von
A German philosopher, born at Münich; was patronised by the king of Bavaria, and became professor in Münich, who, revolting alike from the
Baku`nin, Michael
an extreme and violent anarchist, and a leader of the movement; native of moscow; was banished to siberia, but escaped; joined the international, but was expelled (1814-1876).
Ber`genroth, Gustav Adolph
Historian, born in Prussia; held a State office, but was dismissed and exiled because of his sympathy with the revolutionary movement of 1848; came to
Blum
a german politician, born at cologne; tried by court-martial and shot for abetting a political movement in vienna in 1848, a proceeding which created a wide-spread sensation at the time all over europe; b . 1807.
Boissonade, Jean François
a french greek scholar; for a time carried away by the revolutionary movement, but abandoned politics for letters (1774-1857).
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward
Artist, born at Birmingham, of Welsh descent; came early under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and all along produced works imbued with
Busk, Hans
one of the originators of the volunteer movement, born in wales; author of "the rifle, and how to use it" (1815-1882).
Calhoun, John Caldwell
An American statesman, born in S. Carolina, of Irish descent; all through his public life in high civic position; leader of "the States rights" movement,
Castelar, Emilio
A Spanish republican, born in Cadiz; an eloquent man and a literary; appointed dictator of Spain in 1873, but not being equal to the exigency in the
Cavour, Count Camillo Benso de
One of the greatest of modern statesmen, born the younger son of a Piedmontese family at Turin; entered the army, but was precluded from a military career
Chalmers, Thomas
A celebrated Scotch ecclesiastic and pulpit orator, born at Anstruther, Fife; studied for the Church, and entered the ministry; after he did so was for
Chartism
A movement of the working-classes of Great Britain for greater political power than was conceded to them by the Reform Bill of 1832, and which found
Christabel
a fragmentary poem of coleridge's; characterised by stopford brooke as, for "exquisite metrical movement and for imaginative phrasing," along with "kubla khan," without a rival in the language.
Clough, Arthur Hugh
A lyric poet, born at Liverpool; son of a cotton merchant; educated at Rugby under Dr. Arnold, whom he held in the highest regard; was at Oxford, as
Czartoryski
A Polish prince, born at Warsaw; passed his early years in England; studied at Edinburgh University; fought under Kosciusko against the Russians, and
Diogenes of Apollonia
a greek philosopher of the ionic school, and an adherent of anaximenes (q. v .), if of any one, being more of an eclectic than anything else; took more to physics than philosophy; contributed nothing to the philosophic movement of the time.
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