The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... studied sculpture with his father , but was more attracted to paint- ing and subsequently studied art in Brussels and Paris , exhibiting A Dominican Meditating in 1861. Other pictures of his are a Vocation , now in the Brussels Museum ...
... studied sculpture with his father , but was more attracted to paint- ing and subsequently studied art in Brussels and Paris , exhibiting A Dominican Meditating in 1861. Other pictures of his are a Vocation , now in the Brussels Museum ...
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... studied law and began practice in New York in 1791 , where he soon attained high rank in his profes- sion . He was a member of the legislature and mayor of New York ( 1818-1821 ) , a member of Congress ( 1821-1823 ) , and of the State ...
... studied law and began practice in New York in 1791 , where he soon attained high rank in his profes- sion . He was a member of the legislature and mayor of New York ( 1818-1821 ) , a member of Congress ( 1821-1823 ) , and of the State ...
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... studied reptiles at the Smithsonian In- stitution , and in the same year published his first paper , " On the Primary Divisions of the Sala- mandridae , with a Description of Two New Species , " in Proceedings of the Philadelphia ...
... studied reptiles at the Smithsonian In- stitution , and in the same year published his first paper , " On the Primary Divisions of the Sala- mandridae , with a Description of Two New Species , " in Proceedings of the Philadelphia ...
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