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John Clark Ridpath (April 26, 1840 – July 31, 1900) was an American educator, historian, and editor. His mother was a descendant of Samuel Matthews , a colonial governor of Virginia . [ 1 ] Among his most notable works is a series of volumes on a history of the world, titled Cyclopedia of Universal History .
The Cyclopedia of Universal History was an encyclopedia of world history (universal history) authored by John Clark Ridpath.The book was produced, initially in 3 volumes, from 1880 to 1884 and was copiously illustrated in black and white, and then expanded to four volumes in 1890 to include a comprehensive account of the events of the nineteenth century up to that time. [1]
John MacDonald MacKenzie FRHistS FRSE (born 2 October 1943) is a British historian of imperialism who pioneered the study of popular and cultural imperialism, as well as aspects of environmental history. He has also written about Scottish migration and the development of museums around the world.
St. John spent the next fifteen years based in Switzerland, before returning to the United States, always travelling the world to write and broadcast major events on radio or in books and magazines. His work included research around the globe for the World Book Encyclopedia .
Encyclopedia of world biography. Gale Research, 1998-[2012]. ISBN 9780787622213. ISSN 1099-7326. [1] Europa Publications Limited. World Who's Who. Routledge, 2007-. Available online here. [1] Gorton, John (1851). A General Biographical Dictionary. Whittaker and co; Great lives from history. Salem Press, 2004–. ISBN 1587651521. [1]
Webster's New World Encyclopedia: Pocket Edition. Prentice Hall. 1993. [155] Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 2001–. Available online here. [44] Wonderland of Knowledge. Publishers Publications, 1937–73. [156] The World Almanac Infopedia: A Visual Encyclopedia for Students. World Almanac. 1990. [157] The World Book ...
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 17 volumes, Gale, 1997. ISBN 0-7876-2546-9. ISBN 978-0-7876-2546-7. Frank, Jane, Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Fredriksen, John, Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders. Freeland, David, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since ...
In 1933, Hammerton's A Popular History of the Great War (in six volumes) was published. In his introduction to volume 1, Hammerton discusses the previous World War I series: 'Although it remains a storehouse of information for future students of the period, "The Great War", as that set of thirteen massive volumes was called, would now require to be largely re-written in light of later knowledge'.