Encyclopedia of Biography
Encyclopedia of Biography

Author: Christine Stephanie Nicholls

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 1046

ISBN-13: 9780312175689

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Contains over ten thousand alphabetically arranged biographies of people from around the world and throughout history who have made significant contributions in a wide variety of fields, and includes photographs, quotations, suggested reading lists, and a chronological index.

Encyclopedia of Life Writing
Encyclopedia of Life Writing

Author: Margaretta Jolly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-04

Total Pages: 1141

ISBN-13: 1136787445

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First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia of History, Rites, Symbolism, and Biography
The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia of History, Rites, Symbolism, and Biography

Author: Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13: 9781108044066

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The nineteenth-century writer and Masonic scholar Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie (1833-86) studied occultism with Frederick Hockley, and met the famous French occultist Éliphas Lévi in 1861. He was also involved in the foundation of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This extensive encyclopaedia, first published in 1877, is considered to be a classic Masonic reference work. It includes detailed information on the symbols, rites, legends, terms, people and places associated with Freemasonry. Some of the symbols are illustrated and lists of rankings are given, including a 'traditional' list of Grand Masters of England that includes Sts Swithin and Dunstan, Alfred the Great, Sir Christopher Wren (twice) and Charles II. Mackenzie aims in his entries to be critical when relevant: as he says in the Preface, freemasonry has 'received a willing tribute' in his book, but he hints at difficulties encountered in publishing material about a famously secretive society.