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Johann Sturm

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Educational reformer, born In Luxemburg; settled in Paris; established a school there for dialectics and rhetoric for a time, but left it on account of his Protestantism for Strasburg at the ...

1st Earl of Stair John Dalrymple

Eldest son of James Dalrymple (1619-1695) of Stair (a distinguished lawyer in his day, who rose to be President of the Court of Session; wrote a well-known work, "Institutes of the Law of Scotland"; ...

Sylphs

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Elemental spirits of the air, as salamanders, are of fire, of light figure with gliding movements and procreative power.

William Scott Stowell

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Eminent English judge, born at Heworth, brother of Lord Eldon; famed for his judicial decisions (1745-1836).

Aloys Sprenger

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Eminent Orientalist, born in the Tyrol; studied in Vienna; went to India in 1843, where he diligently occupied his mind in study, and on his return in 1857 was appointed professor of Oriental ...

John Stow

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English antiquary, born in London; bred a tailor; took to antiquarian pursuits, which he prosecuted with the zeal of a devotee that spared no sacrifice; wrote several works on antiquities, the chief ...