Civic Biology — A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems (usually referred to as just Civic Biology) was a biology textbook written by George William Hunter, published in 1914. It is the book which the state of Tennessee required high school teachers to use in… … Wikipedia
occupational customs — There are few places of work which have no customs or lore attached to them at all, even if it is only the buying of cakes on one s birthday or the office Christmas party. Some occupations, however, have a much wider range of traditional… … A Dictionary of English folklore
scrambling customs — A recurrent feature of customs, all over the country, is a scrambling , whereby something is thrown to a crowd and everyone scrambles to get it. In many cases the item thrown is edible nuts, oranges, apples, or even pieces of pie (at *Hal… … A Dictionary of English folklore
calendar customs — Those which take place once a year, at a particular date or season; also called seasonal customs. Examples are bonfires on *November the Fifth, *wassailing apple trees on *Twelfth Night, or sending *valentine cards on 14 February. They are… … A Dictionary of English folklore
occupational lore — There are few places of work which have no customs or lore attached to them at all, even if it is only the buying of cakes on one s birthday or the office Christmas party. Some occupations, however, have a much wider range of traditional… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Porter, Enid — (1909 84) Curator of the Cambridge and Country Folk Museum, Cambridge, from 1947 to 1976, and a leading authority on that region s material culture, dialect, place names, local history, cures, customs, tales, and beliefs. During her fieldwork… … A Dictionary of English folklore
James Francis Helvetius Hobler — was born in January 1764 in London, England, the son of eminent watch maker and exporter Jean Francois Hobler and wife Charlotte Elizabeth Claudon.Baptised in the newly established Swiss Protestant Church in London on 19 January 1764, Francis… … Wikipedia
Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet ArgueDate=March 30 ArgueYear=1994 DecideDate=June 27 DecideYear=1994 FullName=Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District, Petitioner… … Wikipedia
GELLI, Giambattista — (1498 1563) Giambattista Gelli was a self taught Florentine linguist, moralist, and scholar of Dante and Petrarch whose life and writings link Renaissance humanism and the Counter Reformation in Italy. Gelli passed his life in his native Florence … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
