- Rinehart, William Henry by Chelsea Rowe
... 1825–74) sculptor; born in Union Bridge, Md. He worked in a marble quarry and as a stone cutter in Baltimore (1846), studied at the Maryland Institute (1846–51) and in Italy (1855–57), and became an expatriate sculptor in Rome, specializing in neoclassical marble works, such as Hero (1869).
- Oregon Treaty by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... 1846) (also Treaty of Washington), an agreement concluded between the USA and Great Britain on June 15, 1846. It resolved the dispute over possession of the territory extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean between 42° and 54°40′ N lat.Formally, by the terms of the 1818 agreement between the two countries, this territory had been ...
- Beloit by Cynthia Brown
City (1990 pop. 35,573), Rock co., S Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1846. It lies in an agricultural area. Beloit's manufactures include papermaking machinery, engines, food, and knives. A trading post was established on the site in 1824 for trade with the Winnebagos, and in 1837 the first permanent settlers arrived from New England. Beloit College, founded in 1846, is there.
- Rząd Narodowy by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
the central, collective organ of rebel authority during the Polish national uprisings of 1830–31, 1846, and 1863–64. Its membership and the character of its activity were determined by the leading forces of the revolts. Thus, in 1830–31 the Rząd Narodowy carried out the program of the conservative circles among the gentry, and in 1846 and 1863–64 it implemented the policies of the ...
- gregory xvi by WordNet
... noun Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846. ).synonyms: Gregory, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari