- Martial (Roman poet)
Martial was a Roman poet who brought the Latin epigram to perfection and provided in it a picture of Roman society during the early empire that is remarkable both for its completeness and for its accurate portrayal of human foibles. Martial was born in a Roman colony in Spain along the Salo River.
- martial art
martial art, any of various fighting sports or skills, mainly of East Asian origin, such as kung fu (Pinyin gongfu), judo, karate, and kendĆ. Martial arts can be divided into the armed and unarmed arts. The former include archery, spearmanship, and swordsmanship; the latter, which originated in
- martial display
dress: Male display: Martial display in Europe reached its apex with the tournaments of the Middle Ages. The participants spent fortunes on enameled armour, ostrich plumes, pearl-embroidered tabards, ornate saddles and horsecloths, fine mounts, a retinue of grooms and squires, weapons, tents, and other materials. It was
- martial eagle (bird)
martial eagle, (Polemaetus bellicosus), large, long-winged eagle inhabiting dry grassland, scrubland, and scattered woodland habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. The martial eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in the world, and, with a length reaching up to 96 cm (37 inches) long and a weight up
- martial law
martial law, temporary rule by military authorities of a designated area in time of emergency when the civil authorities are deemed unable to function. The legal effects of a declaration of martial law differ in various jurisdictions, but they generally involve a suspension of normal civil rights
- Martial, Saint (Christian saint)
Limoges: âŠbrought to the town by St. Martial in the 3rd century. Legends of his miracles spread rapidly, and his shrine became a stopping place for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, one of the most important shrines in Christendom. In the 9th century an abbeyâŠ
- Martialis, Marcus Valerius (Roman poet)
Martial was a Roman poet who brought the Latin epigram to perfection and provided in it a picture of Roman society during the early empire that is remarkable both for its completeness and for its accurate portrayal of human foibles. Martial was born in a Roman colony in Spain along the Salo River.
- Martian Chronicles, The (work by Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles, collection of interconnected short stories by Ray Bradbury that relate the history of the colonization of Mars by humans. Published in 1950, it is also an allegory of the arrival of Europeans in the Americas and explores many of the issues important to Americans in the 1940s
- Martian Moons eXploration (Japanese space probe)
The New Space Race: Japan:
- Martian Odyssey, A (work by Weinbaum)
science fiction: Alien encounters: âŠhis more sophisticated approach in A Martian Odyssey (1934), which presented aliens whose behavior, though whimsical, harmless, and colorful, was profoundly inexplicable to human mentality. In Raymond Z. Gallunâs Old Faithful (1934), the Martians tended to be quite decent sorts.
- Martian school of poetry (English literature)
British Surrealism: The so-called Martian school of poetry was also founded on eccentric, defamiliarizing imagery pioneered by Surrealists of the 1930s.
- Martian, The (film by Scott [2015])
Ridley Scott: âŠspace with the tautly plotted The Martian (2015), about an astronaut (Matt Damon) who must survive alone on Mars. The latter film received seven Oscar nominations, including for best picture. Scottâs films from 2017 include Alien: Covenant and All the Money in the World, about the 1973 kidnapping of oilâŠ
- Martignac, Jean-Baptiste-SylvĂšre Gay, Viscount de (French politician and historian)
Jean-Baptiste-SylvĂšre Gay, viscount de Martignac was a French politician, magistrate, and historian who, as leader of the government in 1828â29, alienated King Charles X with his moderate policy. In 1798 Martignac was secretary to the abbĂ© SieyĂšs, a publicist and Revolutionary leader. After service
- Martigny (Switzerland)
Switzerland: Rural communities: âŠof the best examples are Martigny (the Roman city of Octodurum), at the meeting of the Great Saint Bernard Pass route and the RhĂŽne valley, and Chur, a more than 5,000-year-old city located where the Rhine connects with passes to the interior of the canton of GraubĂŒnden. In addition, settlementsâŠ
- Martigues (France)
Martigues, town, Bouches-du-RhĂŽne dĂ©partement, ProvenceâAlpesâCĂŽte dâAzur rĂ©gion, southeastern France, northwest of Marseille. The town is at the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte, which connects the Ătang de Berre, a salt lagoon, to the Mediterranean Sea. Probably the site of the Roman camp
- Martim CererĂȘ (work by Ricardo Leite)
Cassiano Ricardo: Martim CererĂȘ (1928), perhaps his best-known collection of poems, dates from this period. From nationalism, Ricardo evolved toward the compassionate, universal, âpost-atomicâ worldview evident in Jeremias sem-chorar (1964; âTearless Jeremiahâ) and other collections of the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote extensively in the area ofâŠ
- martin (bird)
martin, any of several swallows belonging to the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). In America the name refers to the purple martin (Progne subis) and its four tropical relativesâat 20 cm (8 inches) long, the largest American swallows. The sand martin, or bank swallow (Riparia riparia), a
- Martin (king of Aragon and Sicily)
Martin was the king of Aragon from 1395 and of Sicily (as Martin II from 1409). He was the son of Peter IV and brother of John I of Aragon. Martinâs life was marked chiefly by the continued Aragonese intervention in Sicily. When Frederick III of Sicily died in 1377, leaving a daughter, Mary, as his
- Martin (American television show)
Martin Lawrence: âŠin the hit television sitcom Martin from 1992 to 1997. He parlayed his success on the small screen into an active film career. He is also credited with popularizing the greeting âwassup?â
- MartĂn (Hache) (film by Aristarain [1997])
Adolfo Aristarain: âŠA Place in the World), MartĂn (Hache) (1997), and Lugares comunes (2002; Common Ground), which also form a kind of trilogy, this group united by the exploration of the personal issues that result from the collapse of leftist utopias and reflections on the diffuse inheritance that the defeated can bequeathâŠ
- Martin (II) (nonexistent pope)
Martin (II), nonexistent pope. In the 13th century the papal chancery misread the names of the two popes Marinus as Martin, and as a result of this error Simon de Brie in 1281 assumed the name of Pope Martin IV instead of Martin II. The enumeration has not been corrected, and thus there exist no
- Martin and Lewis (American comedy team)
Jerry Lewis: Martin and Lewis became the most popular comedy team of the decade and appeared in 16 films in eight years, including The Stooge (1951), Scared Stiff (1953), Living It Up (1954), Artists and Models (1955), and Hollywood or Bust (1956). They were also frequent televisionâŠ
- Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum (museum, Chanute, Kansas, United States)
Chanute: The cityâs Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum has collections pertaining to the work of the explorers (Osa Johnson was born in Chanute), as well as a library devoted to exploration and ethnography. Wilson State Fishing Lake is about 10 miles (16 km) west of the city.âŠ
- Martin B-10 bomber (aircraft)
military aircraft: Bombers: âŠovershadowed completely by the Martin B-10 of 1932, which brought the biggest single advance in bomber design since the Handley Page night bomber of World War I. To the innovations of the B-9 it added enclosed cockpits and an internal bay for its 2,260-pound (1,020-kg) bombload. Maximum speed went upâŠ
- Martin Birckâs Youth (work by Söderberg)
Hjalmar Erik Fredrik Söderberg: âŠnovel, Martin Bircks ungdom (1901; Martin Birckâs Youth), has much of the fin-de-siĂšcle melancholy of the 1890s in it but is also one of the finest descriptions of childhood in Swedish literature. In this book Söderberg captured Stockholmâs sights and sounds with an evocative poetry that had never been achievedâŠ
- Martin Bircks ungdom (work by Söderberg)
Hjalmar Erik Fredrik Söderberg: âŠnovel, Martin Bircks ungdom (1901; Martin Birckâs Youth), has much of the fin-de-siĂšcle melancholy of the 1890s in it but is also one of the finest descriptions of childhood in Swedish literature. In this book Söderberg captured Stockholmâs sights and sounds with an evocative poetry that had never been achievedâŠ
- Martin Chuzzlewit (novel by Dickens)
Martin Chuzzlewit, novel by Charles Dickens, published serially under the pseudonym âBozâ from 1843 to 1844 and in book form in 1844. The storyâs protagonist, Martin Chuzzlewit, is an apprentice architect who is fired by Seth Pecksniff and is also disinherited by his own eccentric, wealthy
- Martin du Gard, Roger (French author)
Roger Martin du Gard was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. Trained as a paleographer and archivist, Martin du Gard brought to his works a spirit of objectivity and a scrupulous regard for details. For his concern with documentation and with the relationship of
- Martin Eden (novel by London)
Martin Eden, semiautobiographical novel by Jack London, published in 1909. The title character becomes a writer, hoping to acquire the respectability sought by his society-girl sweetheart. She spurns him, however, when his writing is rejected by several magazines and when he is falsely accused of
- Martin Family (French family)
Martin Family, French lacquerware artists of the period of Louis XV. The four brothersâGuillaume (d. 1749), Julien (d. 1752), Robert (b. 1706âd. 1765), and Ătienne-Simon (d. 1770)âare remembered for perfecting the composition and application of vernis Martin, a lacquer substitute named after them,
- MartĂn Fierro (Argentine journal)
Leopoldo Marechal: âŠthe literary group responsible for MartĂn Fierro and Proa, Ultraista journals that revolutionized Argentine letters. His first book of poems, Aguiluchos (1922; âEagletsâ), employed Modernista techniques in the treatment of pastoral themes. In DĂas como flechas (1926; âDays Like Arrowsâ) and Odas para el hombre y la mujer (1929; âOdesâŠ
- MartĂn Fierro, El gaucho (work by HernĂĄndez)
Argentina: Cultural life: âŠin the national epic poem El gaucho Martin Fierro (1872) by JosĂ© HernĂĄndez, in Ricardo GĂŒiraldesâs fictional classic Don Segunda Sombra (1926), and in works by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and Benito Lynch.
- MartĂn GarcĂa Island (island, Argentina)
MartĂn GarcĂa Island, island, historically a strategic control point in the estuary of RĂo de la Plata, near the mouth of the Uruguay and ParanĂĄ rivers, between Argentina and Uruguay. The island (0.7 square mile [2 square km]) is a part of Buenos Aires provincia (province), Argentina. In March 1814
- Martin I (king of Aragon)
Spain: Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, 1276â1479: âŠhis younger brother and successor, Martin (1395â1410), had to attend constantly to agitation and unrest in Sardinia and Sicily. When Martin died without immediate heirs, the Crown of Aragon faced an acute crisis. Claimants were not lacking, but none enjoyed wide popularity. The estates of Aragon, Valencia, and Catalonia appointedâŠ
- Martin I (king of Sicily)
Martin I was a prince of Aragon, king of Sicily (1392â1409), and skilled soldier, who had to subdue a popular revolt to maintain his reign on the island. The son of Martin the Humanist of Aragon, Martin married Queen Mary of Sicily in November 1391. He was crowned at Palermo in May 1392, without
- Martin I, St (pope)
St. Martin I ; feast day April 13) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 649 to 653. He is recognized as a saint and martyr in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Martin succeeded Pope Theodore I in July 649. Martinâs pontificate occurred during an extensive
- Martin II (king of Aragon and Sicily)
Martin was the king of Aragon from 1395 and of Sicily (as Martin II from 1409). He was the son of Peter IV and brother of John I of Aragon. Martinâs life was marked chiefly by the continued Aragonese intervention in Sicily. When Frederick III of Sicily died in 1377, leaving a daughter, Mary, as his
- Martin IV (pope)
Martin IV was the pope from 1281 to 1285. Of noble birth, Martin was a member of the council of King Louis IX of France and, in 1260, chancellor and keeper of the great seal. Pope Urban IV created him cardinal about 1261. He was elected pope on Feb. 22, 1281, assuming the name of Martin IV instead
- Martin Kane, Private Eye (American television series)
Television in the United States: Developing genres: âŠ1949â57), crime shows such as Martin Kane, Private Eye (NBC, 1949â54) and Man Against Crime (CBS/DuMont/NBC, 1949â56), and game shows such as Stop the Music (ABC, 1949â56) and Groucho Marxâs You Bet Your Life (NBC, 1950â61) were all represented in the top 25 highest-rated shows of the 1950â51 season.
- Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen: The Match That Wouldnât End
No one is quite certain why the Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler Martin Klein, who had competed in several international events under his nationâs flag, chose to appear at the 1912 Olympic Games wearing the uniform of tsarist Russia. It was a choice that may have stirred the spirit of his formidable
- Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize
John Lewis: Awards, publications, and legacy: âŠreceived, Lewis was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize in 1975, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2001, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peopleâs (NAACP) Spingarn Medal in 2002. In 2011 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His memoirsâŠ
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home (house, Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home, house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., where civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. The house is part of the larger Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park. The house, a two-story Queen Anne style frame house,
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (American organization)
Coretta Scott King: âŠSocial Change (commonly known as the King Center), which was led at the turn of the 21st century by her son Dexter. The familyâs attempt to sell portions of Kingâs papers brought her criticism in the late 1990s. She wrote a memoir, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. (1969),âŠ
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (monument, Washington, D.C., United States)
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, monument built between 2009 and 2011 in Washington, D.C., honouring the American Baptist minister, social activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr., who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his
- Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929â68
Minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr., was the preeminent leader of the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. His guidance was fundamental to the movementâs success in ending the legal segregation of Black Americans in the South and other
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, in the United States, holiday (third Monday in January) honoring the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. A Baptist minister who advocated the use of nonviolent means to end racial segregation, he first came to national prominence during a bus boycott by African
- Martin Marietta Corporation (American corporation)
Martin Marietta Corporation, diversified American corporation (incorporated 1961) that was primarily involved in the production of aerospace equipment and defense systems for the U.S. government. In 1995 it merged with another major aerospace firm, the Lockheed Corporation, to form the Lockheed
- Martin of Braga, Saint (Christian saint)
history of Europe: The organization of late imperial Christianity: âŠof the monk and bishop Martin of Braga (c. 515â580) was also devoted to the religious instruction of rustics. His work provided an influential model for the later conversion of northern and eastern Europe.
- Martin of Tours, St (French saint)
St. Martin of Tours ; Western feast day, November 11; Eastern feast day November 12) was a Roman Catholic bishop in what is now France who is considered the father of monasticism in Gaul and the first great leader of Western monasticism. He is venerated as the patron saint of France, soldiers, and
- Martin of Troppau (Polish priest)
Pope Joan: âŠby the 13th-century Polish Dominican Martin of Troppau. Support for the version that she died in childbirth and was buried on the spot was derived from the fact that in later years papal processions used to avoid a particular street, allegedly where the disgraceful event had occurred. The name JoanâŠ
- Martin Salander (work by Keller)
Gottfried Keller: His last novel, Martin Salander (1886), deals with political life in Switzerland in his time.
- Martin system (food processing)
food preservation: Aseptic processing: âŠlater became known as the Dole Aseptic Canning System. This system involved the sterilization of liquid foods by rapidly heating them in tubular heat exchangers, followed by holding and cooling steps. The cans and lids were sterilized with superheated steam, and the sterilized containers were filled with the sterile liquidâŠ
- Martin the Younger (king of Sicily)
Martin I was a prince of Aragon, king of Sicily (1392â1409), and skilled soldier, who had to subdue a popular revolt to maintain his reign on the island. The son of Martin the Humanist of Aragon, Martin married Queen Mary of Sicily in November 1391. He was crowned at Palermo in May 1392, without
- Martin V (pope)
Martin V was the pope from 1417 to 1431. A cardinal subdeacon who had helped organize the Council of Pisa in 1409, he was unanimously elected pope on Nov. 11, 1417, in a conclave held during the Council of Constance (1414â18), which had been called to end the Great Schism (1378â1417), a split in
- Martin v. Hunterâs Lessee (law case)
John Marshall: Chief justice of the United States: Martin v. Hunterâs Lessee (1816) and Cohens v. Virginia (1821) affirmed the Supreme Courtâs right to review and overrule a state court on a federal question, and in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the Supreme Court asserted the doctrine of âimplied powersâ granted Congress by theâŠ
- MartĂn y Soler, Atanasio MartĂn Ignacio Vicente Tadeo Francisco Pellegrin (Spanish composer)
Vicente MartĂn y Soler was a Spanish opera composer known primarily for his melodious Italian comic operas and his work with acclaimed librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte in the late 18th century. MartĂn y Soler was initiated early into the music profession in his Spanish homeland, beginning as a singer in
- MartĂn y Soler, Vicente (Spanish composer)
Vicente MartĂn y Soler was a Spanish opera composer known primarily for his melodious Italian comic operas and his work with acclaimed librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte in the late 18th century. MartĂn y Soler was initiated early into the music profession in his Spanish homeland, beginning as a singer in
- Martinâs Act (United Kingdom [1822])
animal rights: Animals and the law: âŠenacted in 1822, known as Martinâs Act, made it a crime to treat a handful of domesticated animalsâcattle, oxen, horses, and sheepâcruelly or to inflict unnecessary suffering upon them. However, it did not protect the general welfare of even these animals, much less give them legal rights, and the worstâŠ
- Martin, A.J.P. (British biochemist)
A.J.P. Martin was a British biochemist who was awarded (with R.L.M. Synge) the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1952 for development of paper partition chromatography, a quick and economical analytical technique permitting extensive advances in chemical, medical, and biological research. Martin
- Martin, Agnes (American painter)
Agnes Martin was a Canadian-born U.S. painter. She moved to the U.S. in 1931 and became a U.S. citizen in 1950. She studied at Columbia University and taught at the University of New Mexico. In 1958 she had her first solo exhibition. Martin was a prominent exponent of geometric abstraction, and,
- Martin, Alan Langdon (American playwright and actress)
Jane Cowl was a highly successful American playwright and actress of the first half of the 20th century. Grace Bailey attended Erasmus Hall (1902â04), during which time she made her acting debut in New York City at the theatre of her mentor, David Belasco, in Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1903). She
- Martin, Alexandre (French politician)
Albert lâOuvrier was a French worker who became the workersâ representative in the provisional government and National Assembly of 1848; he was the first industrial workingman to enter a government in France. A Paris mechanic during the 1830s and a member of several secret societies, Albert was
- Martin, Alfred Manuel (American baseball player and manager)
Billy Martin was an American professional baseball player and manager whose leadership transformed teams on the field, but whose outspokenness and pugnacity made him the centre of controversy. At the age of 18 Martin began playing baseball in the minor leagues. He batted and threw right-handed and
- Martin, Angelique Marie (American painter)
Lilly Martin Spencer was an American painter who created enormously popular genre paintings, illustrations, and portraits. Angelique Martin was the daughter of French parents who emigrated from England to the United States in 1830. She grew up in Marietta, Ohio, and received a thorough education at
- Martin, Anne Henrietta (American reformer and educator)
Anne Henrietta Martin was an American reformer who was an ardent feminist and pacifist in the early 20th century. Martin attended Whitakerâs School for Girls in Reno, Nevada, and the University of Nevada (B.A., 1894). She then enrolled in Stanford (California) University, taking a second B.A. in
- Martin, Anthony (American singer and actor)
Tony Martin was an American pop singer and movie actor whose handsome visage and smooth baritone voice made him one of the most celebrated all-around entertainers of his era. Morris grew up in Oakland, California, and, as a child, sang regularly at his motherâs sewing club. He later took up the
- Martin, Archer John Porter (British biochemist)
A.J.P. Martin was a British biochemist who was awarded (with R.L.M. Synge) the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1952 for development of paper partition chromatography, a quick and economical analytical technique permitting extensive advances in chemical, medical, and biological research. Martin
- Martin, Billy (American baseball player and manager)
Billy Martin was an American professional baseball player and manager whose leadership transformed teams on the field, but whose outspokenness and pugnacity made him the centre of controversy. At the age of 18 Martin began playing baseball in the minor leagues. He batted and threw right-handed and
- Martin, Bon-Louis-Henri (French historian)
Henri Martin was an author of a famous history of France that included excerpts from the chief chroniclers and historians, with original expository passages filling the gaps. The Histoire de France, 15 vol. (1833â36), rewritten and further elaborated (fourth ed., 16 vol. and index, 1861â65), won
- Martin, Chris (British musician)
Burna Boy: Music career: Chris Martin, and Naughty by Natureâthe same hip-hop group Burna Boy impersonated as a child. Twice as Tall won the 2020 Grammy for best global music album and peaked at 54 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
- Martin, Christy (American boxer)
boxing: Women in boxing: âŠsuch as Lucia Rijker and Christy Martin in publicity and purses.
- Martin, Dean (American singer and actor)
Dean Martin was an American singer and actor who was a member, with Jerry Lewis, of one of the most popular comedy teams on stage and television and in motion pictures for 10 years. Martin then moved on to a successful solo career as a singer, an actor, and a television variety show host. During
- Martin, Frank (Swiss composer)
Frank Martin was one of the foremost Swiss composers of the 20th century. In the middle and late 1920s Martin was associated with Ămile Jaques-Dalcroze, the originator of the eurythmics method of music education. Martin was president of the Swiss Musiciansâ Union from 1943 to 1946, and in the
- Martin, George (British musician and producer)
the Beatles: First success: Brian Epstein, George Martin, and Please Please Me: âŠtheir career at Parlophone was George Martin, a classically trained musician who from the start put his stamp on the Beatles, first by suggesting the band hire a more polished drummer (they chose Starr) and then by rearranging their second recorded song (and first big British hit), âPlease Please Me,ââŠ
- Martin, George R.R. (American writer)
George R.R. Martin is an American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of Ice and Fire series (1996â ), a bloody saga about various factions vying for control of a fictional kingdom. It was adapted into the hugely popular TV show Game of Thrones (2011â19) and inspired the spin-off series
- Martin, George Raymond (American writer)
George R.R. Martin is an American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of Ice and Fire series (1996â ), a bloody saga about various factions vying for control of a fictional kingdom. It was adapted into the hugely popular TV show Game of Thrones (2011â19) and inspired the spin-off series
- Martin, George Raymond Richard (American writer)
George R.R. Martin is an American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of Ice and Fire series (1996â ), a bloody saga about various factions vying for control of a fictional kingdom. It was adapted into the hugely popular TV show Game of Thrones (2011â19) and inspired the spin-off series
- Martin, Giles (British record producer and composer)
Sgt. Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band: Reception and legacy: âŠhonor the albumâs 50th anniversary, Giles Martin (George Martinâs son), composed a remix of the album. The remixed version, which Martin modified to improve the audio quality, reached the third spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and the first spot on charts in the United Kingdom.
- Martin, Glenn L (American inventor)
Glenn L. Martin was an American airplane inventor whose bombers and flying boats played important roles in World War II. In Santa Ana, Calif., before World War I, Martin designed his first powered airplane and leased an abandoned church as his first factory. He became one of the outstanding
- Martin, Glenn Luther (American inventor)
Glenn L. Martin was an American airplane inventor whose bombers and flying boats played important roles in World War II. In Santa Ana, Calif., before World War I, Martin designed his first powered airplane and leased an abandoned church as his first factory. He became one of the outstanding
- Martin, Gregory (British scholar)
Gregory Martin was a Roman Catholic biblical scholar who served as the principal translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English for the Douai-Reims Bible. This version was the basis for Bishop Richard Challonerâs revised editions (1749, 1750, 1752), which were in turn the basis for the standard
- Martin, Heinz (German chemist)
Karl Ziegler: Polyethylene: Zieglerâs research associate, Heinz Martin, and two graduate students, Erhard Holzkamp and Heinz Breil, discovered the cause of the chain-ending reaction. Holzkamp reacted isopropylaluminum and ethylene in a stainless-steel autoclave at 100 to 200 atmospheres and 100 °C (212 °F). They expected to produce an odd-numbered alkene (anâŠ
- Martin, Henri (French circus performer)
circus: Wild animal acts: âŠ1831, when the French trainer Henri Martin, performing in Germany, presumably entered a cage with a tiger. He was soon followed by the American trainer Isaac A. Van Amburgh, reputedly the first man to stick his head into a lionâs mouth, who in 1838 took his act to England andâŠ
- Martin, Henri (French historian)
Henri Martin was an author of a famous history of France that included excerpts from the chief chroniclers and historians, with original expository passages filling the gaps. The Histoire de France, 15 vol. (1833â36), rewritten and further elaborated (fourth ed., 16 vol. and index, 1861â65), won
- Martin, Henry Newell (British physiologist)
physiology: Historical background: âŠUnited States in 1876 by Henry Newell Martin, a professor of biology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The American tradition drew also on the continental schools. S. Weir Mitchell, who studied under Claude Bernard, and Henry P. Bowditch, who worked with Carl Ludwig, joined Martin to organize theâŠ
- Martin, Hipsch (German engraver)
Martin Schongauer was a painter and printmaker who was the finest German engraver before Albrecht DĂŒrer. Schongauer was the son of Caspar Schongauer, a goldsmith of Augsburg. In 1465 he registered at the University of Leipzig but apparently remained there only for a short time. It is not clear
- Martin, Homer Dodge (American painter)
Homer Dodge Martin was a landscape painter who was one of the first to introduce Impressionism into American painting. His early work is akin to the Hudson River school. Martin studied briefly with James Hart, and in 1862 he moved to New York City, where he was able to study the landscapes of John
- Martin, HĂŒbsch (German engraver)
Martin Schongauer was a painter and printmaker who was the finest German engraver before Albrecht DĂŒrer. Schongauer was the son of Caspar Schongauer, a goldsmith of Augsburg. In 1465 he registered at the University of Leipzig but apparently remained there only for a short time. It is not clear
- Martin, James (American priest)
On June 12, 2016, a mass shooter in a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killed 49 people, most of whom were members of the local LGBTQ community. The next day James Martin, a Roman Catholic priest based in New York City, posted a video about the tragedy on Facebook. Dismayed that so few U.S. Catholic
- Martin, Jean-Baptiste (French stage designer)
stagecraft: Costume of the 18th and 19th centuries: Jean-Baptiste Martin, who was appointed designer for the Paris OpĂ©ra in 1748, devised decorative and amusing Rococo variations for the male dancerâs traditional costume. Martin utilized Inca, African, Chinese, and Mexican motifs in his ballets, and under his direction the tonneler took on an ellipticalâŠ
- Martin, John (American dance critic)
dance criticism: The 20th century: âŠThe New York Times engaged John Martin (he became a full-time critic the following year).
- Martin, John (English colonist)
Jamestown Colony: Origins (1606â07): âŠinvestor; John Ratcliffe; George Kendall; John Martin; and Capt. John Smith, a former mercenary who had fought in the Netherlands and Hungary. Wingfield became the colonyâs first president. Smith had been accused of plotting a mutiny during the ocean voyage and was not admitted to the council until weeks later,âŠ
- Martin, Joseph William, Jr. (American politician)
Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a U.S. Republican congressional leader and speaker of the House of Representatives (1947â49; 1953â55). The son of a blacksmith, Martin declined a scholarship to Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) and instead took a job as a newspaper reporter. A few years
- Martin, Lillie Jane (American psychologist and educator)
Lillien Jane Martin was an American psychologist who followed up her academic career with an active second career in gerontological psychology. Martin was a precocious child and entered Olean Academy at the age of four. At age 16 she began teaching in a girlsâ school in Wisconsin, and by 1876 she
- Martin, Lillien Jane (American psychologist and educator)
Lillien Jane Martin was an American psychologist who followed up her academic career with an active second career in gerontological psychology. Martin was a precocious child and entered Olean Academy at the age of four. At age 16 she began teaching in a girlsâ school in Wisconsin, and by 1876 she
- Martin, Lock (actor)
The Day the Earth Stood Still: âŠhis robot servant Gort (Lock Martin). Klaatu is shot shortly after landing and is taken to an army hospital. Klaatu tells the presidentâs secretary that he wants to meet the leaders of Earth but soon is told that an agreement on a meeting site has proved impossible to obtain.âŠ
- Martin, Lori (American actress)
Cape Fear: Cast: Assorted References
- Martin, Luther (American lawyer)
Luther Martin was an American lawyer best known for defending Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase at his impeachment trial and Aaron Burr at his treason trial and for arguing the losing side in McCulloch v. Maryland. Martin graduated with honours in 1766 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton
- Martin, Maria (American artist)
Maria Martin was an American artist known for her highly detailed watercolours of flora and fauna, especially those done in collaboration with the naturalist and artist John James Audubon. Martin displayed interest in the natural sciences and in art at an early age. Little is known of her
- Martin, Marie-Françoise-ThérÚse (Roman Catholic nun)
St. ThérÚse of Lisieux ; canonized May 17, 1925; feast day October 1) was a Carmelite nun whose service to her Roman Catholic order, although outwardly unremarkable, was later recognized for its exemplary spiritual accomplishments. She was named a doctor of the church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.