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Hildisvíni (Old Norse: [ˈhildeˌswiːne], “battle swine”) is Freyja's boar In Norse mythology. The story of Hildisvíni appears in Hyndluljóð, an Old Norse...

Marquard Gude (Gudius) (1 February 1635 – 26 November 1689) was a German archaeologist and classical scholar, most famous for his collection of Greek and...

"A Few Words on Non-Intervention" is a short essay by the philosopher, politician, and economist, John Stuart Mill. It was written in 1859 in the context...

Sophie (or Sofie) Sager, (Växjö, Sweden, 1825 – New York City, United States, 1902), was a Swedish writer and feminist. She was one of the first feminist...

Laurie J. Patterson is an American author and computer science professor. Her books focus on the lyricists of the Tin Pan Alley era. She has also published...

The Nomasticon Cisterciense is a collection of legal documents pertaining to the Cistercian Order. Published in 1664 with Julien Paris as its editor, it...

Mario Toffanin a.k.a. his nom de guerre "Giacca" (English “Jacket”) (Padua, 9 November 1912 – Sežana (Slovenia), 22 January 1999) was an Italian Communist...

Claude Vaussin (* 1608 – 1 February 1670) was abbot of Cîteaux from 1643/1645 until 1670, and as such, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order. On 2 January...

Main altarpiece of the Church of San Salvador, Ejea de los Caballeros Martín de Soria (fl. 1449 -1487) was a Spanish Gothic painter in the Flemish style;...

Fruntimmersskolan i Viborg (Swedish for: 'The Women's School in Viborg'), also called Töchterschule (German for: 'The Daughters' School'), was a Girls...

Johann Wilhelm Redecker (Jöllenbeck, Germany, September 29, 1836 – Otjimbingwe, South West Africa, January 27, 1911) was a missionary with the Rhenish...