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Eugene Kelly Eugene Kelly is a Scottish musician who was a member of the band The Vaselines and has had a number of solo releases. Eugene formed The Vaselines in 1986 with Frances McKee and was a member until 1990 when the band split up.
Eugene Kelly (Irish Republican) Eugene Kelly (1962-1987) was a Volunteer within the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade from Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He became a highly active member of the IRA after first joining the paramilitary group in 1982.
Eugene Kingsale Sir Eugene 'Gene' Humphrey Kingsale is a former Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers from 1996 until 2003. Eugene Kingsale was born in August 20th, 1976 in Solito, Aruba.
Eugene Kostyra Eugene Michael Kostyra (born June 19, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley for all of this period.
Eugene Lanceray Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lanceray, also spelled Lansere (23 August 1875 – 13 September 1946), was a Russian graphic artist (painter, sculptor, mosaicist, illustrator) stylistically associated with the World of Art.
Eugene Lehner Eugene Lehner (born in Hungary 1906 as Jenö Lehner, died September 13th, 1997) was a prominent violist and music educator. Eugene Lehner was the violist with the Kolisch Quartet from 1926 until 1939, performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 39 years, and continued teaching chamber music at the New England Conservatory of Music well into his retirement.
Eugene Lewis Eugene Lewis is an American political scientist. One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of political entrepreneurship, Lewis is the author of Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power (1980).
Eugene Mallove Eugene Franklin Mallove (June 9, 1947 - May 14, 2004) was a science writer, editor and publisher of the magazine Infinite Energy, founder of the non-profit New Energy Foundation, a strong proponent of cold fusion, and a supporter of research into that and related fringe science topics.
Eugene Marathon The inaugural Eugene Marathon, touted for having a "fast, flat, scenic course," is set to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Eugene, Oregon, a city considered a mecca in the American running community. The event, which expects 6,000 or more entrants this first year, will be the first major marathon held in Eugene since 1982, the Walk with Me Marathon.
Eugene McGinley Eugene McGinley is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics.
Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) (son of Edgar Campbell Wilson, grandson of Thomas Wilson of Virginia, and great-grandson of Isaac Griffin), was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), December 25, 1833; attended the common schools and Morgantown Academy; was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, PA, in 1852; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Winona, Minnesota; United States attorney for the district of Minnesota with residence in Minneapolis 1857 – 1861; continued the practice of law in Minneapolis; served in the Union Army during the Civil War as captain of Company A, First Minnesota Mounted Rangers; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed the practice of law; elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1872 and 1874; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Cong
Eugene Meltsner Eugene Meltsner is a major character in the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, voiced by Will Ryan. A long-time employee at "Whit's End", Eugene is the local "brainiac", having a reputation for erudition and a fondness for trivia.
Eugene Mirman Eugene Boris Mirman is a comedian, writer, and film maker, who is based in New York City who emigrated from Russia. Mirman attended Lexington High School in Lexington, MA, and later Hampshire College in Western Massachusetts.
Eugene Montanez Eugene Montanez was elected to his first term on the Corona City Council in 2002 and currently serves as Mayor. During his tenure on the Council he served on the Finance & Administration Commitee and the Corona Arts and Culture Advisory Committee.
Eugene Montgomery Eugene Montgomery, a painter and illustrator, was born in Texas in 1905 and died in Aurora, Illinois on December 23, 2001 of complications from a broken hip"Eugene Montgomery, 96," Obituaries, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 24, 2001.
Eugene Mosher Gene Mosher (born January 13, 1949 in Watertown, New York) is best known for inventing the graphic touchscreen point of sale computer and is a pioneer of human-computer interaction, including application-specific GUIs and network computing.
Eugene Nickerson Eugene Nickerson (born August 2, 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, died January 1, 2002 in New York City) was the Democratic county executive of Nassau County, New York from 1962 until 1970. Nickerson was the only Democrat to be elected county executive in Nassau County until 2001.
Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. More than any other dramatist, O'Neill introduced the dramatic realism pioneered by Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, and August Strindberg into American drama, and was the first to use truly American vernacular in his speeches.
Eugene O'Neill Award The Eugene O'Neill Award (also known as The Eugene O'Neill Scholarship Award or The Eugene O'Neill Acting Award), is one of Sweden's finest acting awards for actors of the stage. It was established by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill and first handed out in 1956.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, where he and his wife lived from 1937 to 1944. At this home, O'Neill wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin. It is one of the classics of Russian literature and its hero served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes.
Eugene Onegin (opera) Eugene Onegin (Евгений Онегин in Russian, Yevgeny Onegin in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer, based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. First performance: Malyi Theatre, Moscow, 1879.
Eugene P. Watson Eugene Payne Watson (June 29, 1911-February 29, 1964) was the head librarian and professor of library science at Northwestern State University in his native Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1940 until his death. He fought to gain greater academic recognition of librarians.
Eugene Paul Bennett Eugene Paul Bennett (VC, MC) (4 June 1892-6 April 1970) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Eugene Platon Eugene Platon (Russian: Евгений Платон is an international] [[Yacht|yachtsman, participant of a number of world class sailing events, including the most prestigious Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race).
Eugene Podkletnov Dr Yevgeny PodkletnovA literal transliteration of Podkletnov's first name would be "Evgeny", but in English language publications he has used the anglophone equivalent, "Eugene", and we follow that practice here. (Russian: Евгений Подклетнов) is a Russian engineer, formerly affiliated with the Materials Science Department at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called gravity shielding device.
Eugene Rabinowitch Eugene Rabinowitch (1901-1973) was a Russian-American biophysicist who is best known for his work in relation to nuclear weapons, especially as a co-author of the Franck Report and a co-founder in 1945 of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a global security and public policy magazine, which he edited until his death.
Eugene Raymond Major-General Eugene Raymond SSA SM (born 1923) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Army's medical corps in 1952, and was appointed Surgeon-General at Defence Headquarters in 1960.
Eugene Record Eugene Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) was lead vocalist of Chicago based The Chi-Lites during the 1960s and 1970s. He also released three solo albums (entitled The Eugene Record, Trying to Get to You, and Welcome to My Fantasy) via the Warner Music Group before rejoining the Chi-Lites in 1980.
Eugene Regan Eugene Regan SC was elected for the first time to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Ireland on 11 June 2004. Regan, along with former politician Seán Barrett and fellow Councillor John Bailey, has been selected as a Fine Gael candidate to stand in the next next Irish general election in Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency).
Eugene Reybold Born February 13, 1884, in Delaware City, Delaware, Eugene Reybold was distinguished as the World War II Chief of Engineers who directed the largest Corps of Engineers in the nation's history. He graduated from Delaware College in 1903.
Eugene Rimmel Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887) was a French perfumer and businessman responsible for manufacturing and marketing some of the earliest commercially made cosmetics. He joined his father's perfumery business in London's Bond Street in 1834 and founded House of Rimmel.
Eugene Rivera Eugene Rivera is a fictional character played by Nelson Vasquez in the HBO drama Oz. A Latino Correctional Officer and a former member of the Los Diablos gang, he is an enemy of Latino inmate Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez.
Eugene Robert Glazer Eugene Robert Glazer is an American actor best known for his portrayal of "Operations" on the TV show La Femme Nikita. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and worked at a variety of jobs before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue his acting career.
Eugene Roe Eugene "Doc" Roe (1921 - 1999) was an American soldier who served during World War II and fought with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne. He was portrayed by actor Shane Taylor in the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Eugene Scott William Eugene Scott, also known as Dr. Gene Scott®, 14 August 1929 – 21 February 2005, was a United States-based and world-renowned pastor/teacher/televangelist and author of thirteen booklets on various topics ranging from Christianity to the stamps of the Colombian States.
Eugene Shvidler Evgeny "Eugene" Markovich Shvidler (Russian: Евгений Маркович Швидлер) (born 1964 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian oil billionaire. Although not often referred to as one of the prominent business oligarchs, he still made his fortune in Russia during the privatization of Russian industry.
Eugene Siler Eugene Siler (June 26, 1900 – December 5, 1987) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose (by pairing against) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Eugene Skeef Eugene Skeef FRSA is a South African percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and animator living in London since 1980. He also works in conflict resolution, acts as a consultant on cultural development, teaches creative leadership and is a broadcaster.
Eugene Stoner Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) is the man most associated with the design of the AR-15, which was adopted by the military as the M16. He is regarded by most historians, along with John Browning and John Garand, as one of the United States' most successful military firearms designers of the 20th century.
Eugene Trilogy The Eugene Trilogy refers to three plays written by Neil Simon: the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs, the second is Biloxi Blues, and the third being Broadway Bound. The trilogy tells the story of Eugene Jerome from his adolescence in New York City, to his time spent in basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi during the last year of World War II, and finally to the beginning of his career as an aspiring comedy writer.
Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American labor and political leader, one of the founders of the International Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for President of the United States.
Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein (January 29, 1921 - March 12, 1990) was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California.
Eugene V. Rostow Eugene V. (Victor Debs) Rostow (August 25, 1913 – November 25, 2002), influential legal scholar and public servant, was Dean of Yale Law School, and served as Under Secretary for Political Affairs under President Lyndon B.
Eugene Volokh Eugene Volokh (born Yevgeniy Volokh, February 29, 1968) is an American legal commentator and law professor at the UCLA School of Law (located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles). He publishes the widely-read weblog "The Volokh Conspiracy" and is commonly cited in the American media.
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910-1983) was an American outsider artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His work is represented in various museum collections, including: American Folk Art Museum, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Milwaukee Art Museum; New Orleans Museum of Art; Newark Museum; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.
Eugene W. Chafin Eugene Wilder Chafin (November 1, 1852 – November 30, 1920) was an United States politician from the Prohibition Party. Chafin was born in East Troy, Wisconsin and worked as a lawyer at Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1876 to 1900.
Eugene Weekly The Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The paper, published every Thursday, has a circulation of 38,696 It publishes an annual "Best of Eugene" list, a restaurant guide ("Chow!
Eugene Whelan Eugene "Gene" Francis Whelan, PC , OC (born July 11 1924) is a retired Canadian politician. Whelan, a farmer, first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 election representing the southwestern Ontario county of Essex.
Eugene, Oregon The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Eugeni Berzin Eugeni Berzin (born June 6, 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994.
Eugenia (name) Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + -genes "born." Variants include Eugènie (French) and Yevgeniya ().
Eugenia Errázuriz Eugenia Huici de Errázuriz (15 September, 1860 - 1954) was a Chilean patron of the arts. Her circle of friends and protégés included Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, and the poet Blaise Cendrars.
Eugenia luschnathiana Eugenia luschnathiana is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to the state of Bahia, Brazil. The fruit is known as pitomba, and is also called uvalha do campo, ubaid do campo or uvalheira in Brazil.
Eugenia Smith Eugenia Smith, of Chicago, also known as Eugenia Drabek Smetisko, (1899 – January 31 1997) was the author of the Autobiography of HIH Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia, in which she claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia. Though since World War II there have been at least ten "Anastasias," only Anna Anderson and Eugenia Smith achieved more than a small coterie of "believers.
Eugenics Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention.The exact definition of eugenics has been a matter of debate since the term was coined.
Eugenics Record Office The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York was a center for eugenics and human heredity research in the first half of the twentieth century. Both its founder, Charles Benedict Davenport, and its director, Harry H.
Eugenics society A eugenics society was a society formed to promote the idea of eugenics. In particular, the two best-known were the British Eugenics Society and the American Eugenics Society, though smaller ones were also at universities such as the Cambridge Eugenics Society.
Eugenics Society (UK) frame|right|Demonstrators disrupt a 1999 academic conference in London of the Galton Society (formerly known as the [[Eugenics Society)From "Galton Report:London lefties trample on free speech," Glayde Whitney, American Renaissance, Dec. 1999.
Eugenics Wars The Eugenics Wars are a backstory event in the Star Trek fictional universe. First mentioned in the TOS episode "Space Seed", in which it was stated that the Eugenics War was a global conflict that occurred during the mid to late 1990s.
Eugenie Bonaparte Eugénie Laetitia Barbe Caroline Lucienne Marie Jeanne Bonaparte (6 September 1872 - 1949) was the youngest daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli. On 16 November 1898 in Rome she married Napoléon Ney (1870-1928), Duke of Elchingen, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1903.
Eugenie Mary Ladenburg Davie Eugenie Mary "May" Ladenburg Davie (1895–September 19 1975) was a noted Republican activist in New York and a director of the controversial Pioneer Fund at the end of her life. She was second wife to influential lawyer Preston Davie.
Eugenie Scott Eugenie Carol Scott (born October 24 1945) is an American physical anthropologist who has been the executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) since 1987. She is a leading critic of creationism and its offshoot, intelligent design.
Eugenie Schwarzwald Eugenie Schwarzwald, nee Nußbaum (June 4 1872 in Polupanovka in former Austria-Hungary, present Ukraine – August 7 1940 in Zurich) was Austrian philanthropist, writer and pedagogue developing and supporting Austrian girl education. She belonged to the most lettered women of her time.
Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas (born March 14, 1960 in Telšiai) is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He briefly acted as Prime Minister of Lithuania in mid-2001.
Eugenio de Bellard Pietri Eugenio de Bellard Pietri was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on December 17, 1927 and died in Caracas, August 31, 2000. He was the founder of Speleology in Venezuela and a member of the Academy of Sciences and Letters of Venezuela, Vice-President of the Venezuelan Society of Natural Sciences and Director of its Speleological groups since 1952 when he founded this section.
Eugenio de Salazar Eugenio de Salazar was a Spanish explorer who crossed the Atlantic ocean in Spanish ship in the 16th century. De Salazar made the journey with his wife and family in 1573, just 81 years after Christopher Columbus.
Eugenio Donato (dob-dod) Armenian-Italian deconstructionist, literary critic, and “philosophical critic”. Raised in Egypt, and educated in France, he played a seminal role in teaching Americans how to read post-structural theory.
Eugenio Espejo Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (born Luis Chuzhig) (Royal Audience of Quito, 1747-1795) was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of mestizo origin in colonial Ecuador. His father was Luis de la Cruz Chuzhig, a quichua indian from Cajamarca, who arrived in Quito as an assistant for the priest and physician Jose del Rosario.
Eugenio Fernandi Eugenio Fernandi was an Italian tenor born in Pisa in 1922 and raised in the countryside outside of Turin. He studied at La Scala in Milan and made his operatic debut in Lisbon during 1954 singing the role of the Duke in Rigoletto.
Eugenio Lopez III Eugenio Lopez III, commonly known as Gabby, is chief executive officer and chairman of ABS-CBN,largest media networks in the Philippines. He is also director and treasurer of Benpres Holdings Corporation, ABS-CBN's parent conglomerate and the flagship company of the Lopez Group.
Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903) born in the Barrio "RĂo Cañas" of MayagĂĽez, Puerto Rico, known as "El Ciudadano de las Americas" (The Citizen of the Americas), was a Puerto Rican educator and independence advocate.
Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti (January 23, 1928 – December 1, 2003) was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with 12 World Championships medals (of which 11 gold) and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first athlete ever to receive the Pierre de Coubertin medal.
Eugenio Recuenco Eugenio Recuenco is considered as one of the most creative Spanish fashion photographers. The creative department of many catalogues and agencies defined his style "cinematographic" or "pictorial".
Eugenio Tavolara Eugenio Tavolara (1901, Sassari–1963) was an artist born in Sardinia, Italy, with interests in many disciplines. He is well known for his hand-crafted "toys", most prominently small statues in terracotta representing Sardinians in traditional costumes.
Eugenio Torre Eugenio Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a chess Grandmaster. He is considered the strongest chessplayer the Philippines has ever produced during the 1980's and 1990's period, following the heels of Fischer era Filipino chess champions NM Ramon Lontoc, IM Renato Naranja, IM Rodolfo Tan Cardoso and the deceased GM Rosendo Balinas, Jr.
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (1860 – November 11, 1932) was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Port Authority bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing, was named for him.
Eugenius Warming Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (November 3, 1841 Mandø – 1924 Copenhagen), was a Danish botanist, professor at the University of Copenhagen, director of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden from 1885 to 1911 and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Warming established plant ecology as a primary division of botany.
Eugeniusz Czykwin Eugeniusz Czykwin (Belarusian: Яўген Чыквін, born September 12, 1949 in Orla) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14181 votes in 24 Białystok district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Eugeniusz Grzeszczak Eugeniusz Grzeszczak (born December 29, 1954 in Kowalewo Opactwo) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5181 votes in 37 Konin district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Eugeniusz Lokajski Eugeniusz Zenon Lokajski (1909-1944) was a Polish athlete, gymnast and photographer. He is notable as the Champion of Poland in javelin throw and the person to prepare more than 1000 photos documenting the Warsaw Uprising.
Eugeniusz Pogorzelski Eugeniusz Pogorzelski (December 30, 1866 - March 18, 1934) was a Polish military officer. Serving in the rank of Generał dywizji, he was the commanding officer of the Polish 7th Infantry Division during the Kiev Offensive of the Polish-Bolshevik War.
Eugeniusz Wycisło Eugeniusz Wycisło (born January 04, 1948 in Mikołów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6836 votes in 30 Rybnik district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Eugippius Eugippius was an apostle and the biographer of Saint Severinus. After the latter's death in 492, he took the remains to Naples and founded a monastery on the site of a 1st century Roman villa, the Castellum Lucullanum (on the site of the later Castel dell'Ovo).
Euglena Euglena is a common flagellate protist, typical of the euglenids, and commonly found in nutrient-rich freshwater, with a few marine species. The cells vary in length from around 20 to 300 ÎĽm, and are typically cylindrical, oval, or spindle-shaped with a single emergent flagellum.
Euglenid The euglenids (also spelled euglenoids) are one of the best-known groups of flagellates, commonly found in freshwater especially when it is rich in organic materials, with a few marine and endosymbiotic members. Many euglenids have chloroplasts and produce energy through photosynthesis, but others feed by phagocytosis or strictly by osmosis.
Euglossini Euglossine bees, also called orchid bees, are the only group of corbiculate bees which do not all possess eusocial behavior. Most of the species are solitary, though a few are communal, or exhibit simple forms of eusociality.
Euglyphid The euglyphids are a prominent group of filose amoebae that produce shells or tests from siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines. These elements are created within the cell and then assembled on its surface in a more or less regular arrangement, giving the test a textured appearance.
Euhemerus Euhemerus (ΕυήμεĎος) (working late fourth century BCE) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedonia. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily or Messene in the Peloponnese as the most probable locations, while others champion Chios, or Tegea.
Eucharis (fiction) Eucharis, who does not appear in Greek mythology, was one of the nymph Calypso's attendants in Fénelon's novel Les Aventures de Télémaque, (1699). In Fénelon's modern prose epic, an improvisation upon Homeric themes, Telemachus while searching for his father, Odysseus, has been shipwrecked on Calypso's island, and there has fallen in love with Eucharis but must leave her, dutifully to pursue his quest.
Eucharist (Catholic Church) Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ. Blessed Sacrament is a devotional term used in the Roman Catholic Church to refer to the Eucharist.
Eucharistic adoration Eucharistic adoration is a practice in the Roman Catholic and in Anglican Churches, in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed to and adored by the faithful. When this exposure and adoration is constant (that is, twenty-four hours a day), it is called perpetual adoration.
Eucharistic Catholic Church The Eucharistic Catholic Church in Canada is an Independent Catholic denomination based in Toronto, Ontario which seeks to minister to people without regard to their sexual orientation. It has a special concern for all those who are excluded by their former churches, including gays and lesbians.
Eucharistic discipline Eucharistic discipline is the term applied to the regulations and practices associated with an individual preparing for the reception of the Eucharist. Different traditions require varying degrees of preparation, which may include a period of fasting, prayer, repentance, and confession.
Eucharistic miracle A Eucharistic miracle is a miracle when, during consecration during the Catholic Mass, the bread and wine physically become the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Catholics believe that when the priest pronounces the words of consecration, the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ, but retain the outward appearance of bread and wine.
Eucharitidae The Eucharitidae are a specialized group of ant parasitoids within the Chalcidoidea. There are 53 genera and >470 species worldwide, mostly in the tropics; very few genera are shared between the Old and New World.
Eucharius Rösslin Eucharius Rösslin (Roslin, Rößlin), sometimes known as Eucharius Rhodion, (ca. 1470-1526) was a German physician who authored a book about childbirth called Der Rosengarten ("The Rose Garden") in 1513, which became a standard medical text for midwives.
Eucherius of Orléans Saint Eucherius (Orléans, 687?–20 February 743), son of Savaric, bishop of Auxerre, was a bishop of Orléans who opposed Charles Martel when the latter confiscated church property to fund his war efforts against the Moorish invasions from Al-Andalus.
Euchologion The euchologion (in Greek ) is the name of one of the chief Service-books of the Byzantine Church; it corresponds more or less to the Catholic Missal and Ritual. This book is called СлŃжебнник/Sluzhebnik in Church Slavonic and Molitfennik in Romanian.
Euchre Euchre () is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards. It is closely related to the French game Écarté and it may be sometimes referred as "Knock Euchre" to distinguish it from Bid Euchre.
Eugene Kelly (Irish Republican) Eugene Kelly (1962-1987) was a Volunteer within the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade from Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He became a highly active member of the IRA after first joining the paramilitary group in 1982.
Eugene Kingsale Sir Eugene 'Gene' Humphrey Kingsale is a former Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers from 1996 until 2003. Eugene Kingsale was born in August 20th, 1976 in Solito, Aruba.
Eugene Kostyra Eugene Michael Kostyra (born June 19, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley for all of this period.
Eugene Lanceray Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lanceray, also spelled Lansere (23 August 1875 – 13 September 1946), was a Russian graphic artist (painter, sculptor, mosaicist, illustrator) stylistically associated with the World of Art.
Eugene Lehner Eugene Lehner (born in Hungary 1906 as Jenö Lehner, died September 13th, 1997) was a prominent violist and music educator. Eugene Lehner was the violist with the Kolisch Quartet from 1926 until 1939, performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 39 years, and continued teaching chamber music at the New England Conservatory of Music well into his retirement.
Eugene Lewis Eugene Lewis is an American political scientist. One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of political entrepreneurship, Lewis is the author of Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power (1980).
Eugene Mallove Eugene Franklin Mallove (June 9, 1947 - May 14, 2004) was a science writer, editor and publisher of the magazine Infinite Energy, founder of the non-profit New Energy Foundation, a strong proponent of cold fusion, and a supporter of research into that and related fringe science topics.
Eugene Marathon The inaugural Eugene Marathon, touted for having a "fast, flat, scenic course," is set to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Eugene, Oregon, a city considered a mecca in the American running community. The event, which expects 6,000 or more entrants this first year, will be the first major marathon held in Eugene since 1982, the Walk with Me Marathon.
Eugene McGinley Eugene McGinley is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics.
Eugene McLanahan Wilson Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) (son of Edgar Campbell Wilson, grandson of Thomas Wilson of Virginia, and great-grandson of Isaac Griffin), was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), December 25, 1833; attended the common schools and Morgantown Academy; was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, PA, in 1852; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Winona, Minnesota; United States attorney for the district of Minnesota with residence in Minneapolis 1857 – 1861; continued the practice of law in Minneapolis; served in the Union Army during the Civil War as captain of Company A, First Minnesota Mounted Rangers; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed the practice of law; elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1872 and 1874; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Cong
Eugene Meltsner Eugene Meltsner is a major character in the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, voiced by Will Ryan. A long-time employee at "Whit's End", Eugene is the local "brainiac", having a reputation for erudition and a fondness for trivia.
Eugene Mirman Eugene Boris Mirman is a comedian, writer, and film maker, who is based in New York City who emigrated from Russia. Mirman attended Lexington High School in Lexington, MA, and later Hampshire College in Western Massachusetts.
Eugene Montanez Eugene Montanez was elected to his first term on the Corona City Council in 2002 and currently serves as Mayor. During his tenure on the Council he served on the Finance & Administration Commitee and the Corona Arts and Culture Advisory Committee.
Eugene Montgomery Eugene Montgomery, a painter and illustrator, was born in Texas in 1905 and died in Aurora, Illinois on December 23, 2001 of complications from a broken hip"Eugene Montgomery, 96," Obituaries, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 24, 2001.
Eugene Mosher Gene Mosher (born January 13, 1949 in Watertown, New York) is best known for inventing the graphic touchscreen point of sale computer and is a pioneer of human-computer interaction, including application-specific GUIs and network computing.
Eugene Nickerson Eugene Nickerson (born August 2, 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, died January 1, 2002 in New York City) was the Democratic county executive of Nassau County, New York from 1962 until 1970. Nickerson was the only Democrat to be elected county executive in Nassau County until 2001.
Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. More than any other dramatist, O'Neill introduced the dramatic realism pioneered by Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, and August Strindberg into American drama, and was the first to use truly American vernacular in his speeches.
Eugene O'Neill Award The Eugene O'Neill Award (also known as The Eugene O'Neill Scholarship Award or The Eugene O'Neill Acting Award), is one of Sweden's finest acting awards for actors of the stage. It was established by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill and first handed out in 1956.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, where he and his wife lived from 1937 to 1944. At this home, O'Neill wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евгений Онегин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin. It is one of the classics of Russian literature and its hero served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes.
Eugene Onegin (opera) Eugene Onegin (Евгений Онегин in Russian, Yevgeny Onegin in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer, based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. First performance: Malyi Theatre, Moscow, 1879.
Eugene P. Watson Eugene Payne Watson (June 29, 1911-February 29, 1964) was the head librarian and professor of library science at Northwestern State University in his native Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1940 until his death. He fought to gain greater academic recognition of librarians.
Eugene Paul Bennett Eugene Paul Bennett (VC, MC) (4 June 1892-6 April 1970) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Eugene Platon Eugene Platon (Russian: Евгений Платон is an international] [[Yacht|yachtsman, participant of a number of world class sailing events, including the most prestigious Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race).
Eugene Podkletnov Dr Yevgeny PodkletnovA literal transliteration of Podkletnov's first name would be "Evgeny", but in English language publications he has used the anglophone equivalent, "Eugene", and we follow that practice here. (Russian: Евгений Подклетнов) is a Russian engineer, formerly affiliated with the Materials Science Department at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called gravity shielding device.
Eugene Rabinowitch Eugene Rabinowitch (1901-1973) was a Russian-American biophysicist who is best known for his work in relation to nuclear weapons, especially as a co-author of the Franck Report and a co-founder in 1945 of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a global security and public policy magazine, which he edited until his death.
Eugene Raymond Major-General Eugene Raymond SSA SM (born 1923) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Army's medical corps in 1952, and was appointed Surgeon-General at Defence Headquarters in 1960.
Eugene Record Eugene Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) was lead vocalist of Chicago based The Chi-Lites during the 1960s and 1970s. He also released three solo albums (entitled The Eugene Record, Trying to Get to You, and Welcome to My Fantasy) via the Warner Music Group before rejoining the Chi-Lites in 1980.
Eugene Regan Eugene Regan SC was elected for the first time to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Ireland on 11 June 2004. Regan, along with former politician Seán Barrett and fellow Councillor John Bailey, has been selected as a Fine Gael candidate to stand in the next next Irish general election in Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency).
Eugene Reybold Born February 13, 1884, in Delaware City, Delaware, Eugene Reybold was distinguished as the World War II Chief of Engineers who directed the largest Corps of Engineers in the nation's history. He graduated from Delaware College in 1903.
Eugene Rimmel Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887) was a French perfumer and businessman responsible for manufacturing and marketing some of the earliest commercially made cosmetics. He joined his father's perfumery business in London's Bond Street in 1834 and founded House of Rimmel.
Eugene Rivera Eugene Rivera is a fictional character played by Nelson Vasquez in the HBO drama Oz. A Latino Correctional Officer and a former member of the Los Diablos gang, he is an enemy of Latino inmate Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez.
Eugene Robert Glazer Eugene Robert Glazer is an American actor best known for his portrayal of "Operations" on the TV show La Femme Nikita. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and worked at a variety of jobs before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue his acting career.
Eugene Roe Eugene "Doc" Roe (1921 - 1999) was an American soldier who served during World War II and fought with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne. He was portrayed by actor Shane Taylor in the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Eugene Scott William Eugene Scott, also known as Dr. Gene Scott®, 14 August 1929 – 21 February 2005, was a United States-based and world-renowned pastor/teacher/televangelist and author of thirteen booklets on various topics ranging from Christianity to the stamps of the Colombian States.
Eugene Shvidler Evgeny "Eugene" Markovich Shvidler (Russian: Евгений Маркович Швидлер) (born 1964 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian oil billionaire. Although not often referred to as one of the prominent business oligarchs, he still made his fortune in Russia during the privatization of Russian industry.
Eugene Siler Eugene Siler (June 26, 1900 – December 5, 1987) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose (by pairing against) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Eugene Skeef Eugene Skeef FRSA is a South African percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist and animator living in London since 1980. He also works in conflict resolution, acts as a consultant on cultural development, teaches creative leadership and is a broadcaster.
Eugene Stoner Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) is the man most associated with the design of the AR-15, which was adopted by the military as the M16. He is regarded by most historians, along with John Browning and John Garand, as one of the United States' most successful military firearms designers of the 20th century.
Eugene Trilogy The Eugene Trilogy refers to three plays written by Neil Simon: the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs, the second is Biloxi Blues, and the third being Broadway Bound. The trilogy tells the story of Eugene Jerome from his adolescence in New York City, to his time spent in basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi during the last year of World War II, and finally to the beginning of his career as an aspiring comedy writer.
Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American labor and political leader, one of the founders of the International Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for President of the United States.
Eugene V. Klein Eugene Victor Klein (January 29, 1921 - March 12, 1990) was an American businessman who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief stockholder of National General Corp., an insurance and entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California.
Eugene V. Rostow Eugene V. (Victor Debs) Rostow (August 25, 1913 – November 25, 2002), influential legal scholar and public servant, was Dean of Yale Law School, and served as Under Secretary for Political Affairs under President Lyndon B.
Eugene Volokh Eugene Volokh (born Yevgeniy Volokh, February 29, 1968) is an American legal commentator and law professor at the UCLA School of Law (located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles). He publishes the widely-read weblog "The Volokh Conspiracy" and is commonly cited in the American media.
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910-1983) was an American outsider artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His work is represented in various museum collections, including: American Folk Art Museum, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Milwaukee Art Museum; New Orleans Museum of Art; Newark Museum; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.
Eugene W. Chafin Eugene Wilder Chafin (November 1, 1852 – November 30, 1920) was an United States politician from the Prohibition Party. Chafin was born in East Troy, Wisconsin and worked as a lawyer at Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1876 to 1900.
Eugene Weekly The Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The paper, published every Thursday, has a circulation of 38,696 It publishes an annual "Best of Eugene" list, a restaurant guide ("Chow!
Eugene Whelan Eugene "Gene" Francis Whelan, PC , OC (born July 11 1924) is a retired Canadian politician. Whelan, a farmer, first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 election representing the southwestern Ontario county of Essex.
Eugene, Oregon The city of Eugene is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Eugeni Berzin Eugeni Berzin (born June 6, 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian cyclist whose best year was 1994, when he won the Giro d'Italia and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Only 24 at the time, Berzin was then tipped as being a future megastar in cycling, but he was never quite able to live up to the results of 1994.
Eugenia (name) Eugenia is a feminine first name related to the masculine name Eugene that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + -genes "born." Variants include Eugènie (French) and Yevgeniya ().
Eugenia Errázuriz Eugenia Huici de Errázuriz (15 September, 1860 - 1954) was a Chilean patron of the arts. Her circle of friends and protégés included Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, and the poet Blaise Cendrars.
Eugenia luschnathiana Eugenia luschnathiana is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to the state of Bahia, Brazil. The fruit is known as pitomba, and is also called uvalha do campo, ubaid do campo or uvalheira in Brazil.
Eugenia Smith Eugenia Smith, of Chicago, also known as Eugenia Drabek Smetisko, (1899 – January 31 1997) was the author of the Autobiography of HIH Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia, in which she claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia. Though since World War II there have been at least ten "Anastasias," only Anna Anderson and Eugenia Smith achieved more than a small coterie of "believers.
Eugenics Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention.The exact definition of eugenics has been a matter of debate since the term was coined.
Eugenics Record Office The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York was a center for eugenics and human heredity research in the first half of the twentieth century. Both its founder, Charles Benedict Davenport, and its director, Harry H.
Eugenics society A eugenics society was a society formed to promote the idea of eugenics. In particular, the two best-known were the British Eugenics Society and the American Eugenics Society, though smaller ones were also at universities such as the Cambridge Eugenics Society.
Eugenics Society (UK) frame|right|Demonstrators disrupt a 1999 academic conference in London of the Galton Society (formerly known as the [[Eugenics Society)From "Galton Report:London lefties trample on free speech," Glayde Whitney, American Renaissance, Dec. 1999.
Eugenics Wars The Eugenics Wars are a backstory event in the Star Trek fictional universe. First mentioned in the TOS episode "Space Seed", in which it was stated that the Eugenics War was a global conflict that occurred during the mid to late 1990s.
Eugenie Bonaparte Eugénie Laetitia Barbe Caroline Lucienne Marie Jeanne Bonaparte (6 September 1872 - 1949) was the youngest daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli. On 16 November 1898 in Rome she married Napoléon Ney (1870-1928), Duke of Elchingen, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1903.
Eugenie Mary Ladenburg Davie Eugenie Mary "May" Ladenburg Davie (1895–September 19 1975) was a noted Republican activist in New York and a director of the controversial Pioneer Fund at the end of her life. She was second wife to influential lawyer Preston Davie.
Eugenie Scott Eugenie Carol Scott (born October 24 1945) is an American physical anthropologist who has been the executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) since 1987. She is a leading critic of creationism and its offshoot, intelligent design.
Eugenie Schwarzwald Eugenie Schwarzwald, nee Nußbaum (June 4 1872 in Polupanovka in former Austria-Hungary, present Ukraine – August 7 1940 in Zurich) was Austrian philanthropist, writer and pedagogue developing and supporting Austrian girl education. She belonged to the most lettered women of her time.
Eugenijus Gentvilas Eugenijus Gentvilas (born March 14, 1960 in Telšiai) is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal and Centre Union; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He briefly acted as Prime Minister of Lithuania in mid-2001.
Eugenio de Bellard Pietri Eugenio de Bellard Pietri was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on December 17, 1927 and died in Caracas, August 31, 2000. He was the founder of Speleology in Venezuela and a member of the Academy of Sciences and Letters of Venezuela, Vice-President of the Venezuelan Society of Natural Sciences and Director of its Speleological groups since 1952 when he founded this section.
Eugenio de Salazar Eugenio de Salazar was a Spanish explorer who crossed the Atlantic ocean in Spanish ship in the 16th century. De Salazar made the journey with his wife and family in 1573, just 81 years after Christopher Columbus.
Eugenio Donato (dob-dod) Armenian-Italian deconstructionist, literary critic, and “philosophical critic”. Raised in Egypt, and educated in France, he played a seminal role in teaching Americans how to read post-structural theory.
Eugenio Espejo Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (born Luis Chuzhig) (Royal Audience of Quito, 1747-1795) was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of mestizo origin in colonial Ecuador. His father was Luis de la Cruz Chuzhig, a quichua indian from Cajamarca, who arrived in Quito as an assistant for the priest and physician Jose del Rosario.
Eugenio Fernandi Eugenio Fernandi was an Italian tenor born in Pisa in 1922 and raised in the countryside outside of Turin. He studied at La Scala in Milan and made his operatic debut in Lisbon during 1954 singing the role of the Duke in Rigoletto.
Eugenio Lopez III Eugenio Lopez III, commonly known as Gabby, is chief executive officer and chairman of ABS-CBN,largest media networks in the Philippines. He is also director and treasurer of Benpres Holdings Corporation, ABS-CBN's parent conglomerate and the flagship company of the Lopez Group.
Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903) born in the Barrio "RĂo Cañas" of MayagĂĽez, Puerto Rico, known as "El Ciudadano de las Americas" (The Citizen of the Americas), was a Puerto Rican educator and independence advocate.
Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti (January 23, 1928 – December 1, 2003) was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with 12 World Championships medals (of which 11 gold) and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first athlete ever to receive the Pierre de Coubertin medal.
Eugenio Recuenco Eugenio Recuenco is considered as one of the most creative Spanish fashion photographers. The creative department of many catalogues and agencies defined his style "cinematographic" or "pictorial".
Eugenio Tavolara Eugenio Tavolara (1901, Sassari–1963) was an artist born in Sardinia, Italy, with interests in many disciplines. He is well known for his hand-crafted "toys", most prominently small statues in terracotta representing Sardinians in traditional costumes.
Eugenio Torre Eugenio Torre (born November 4, 1951) is a chess Grandmaster. He is considered the strongest chessplayer the Philippines has ever produced during the 1980's and 1990's period, following the heels of Fischer era Filipino chess champions NM Ramon Lontoc, IM Renato Naranja, IM Rodolfo Tan Cardoso and the deceased GM Rosendo Balinas, Jr.
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (1860 – November 11, 1932) was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Port Authority bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing, was named for him.
Eugenius Warming Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (November 3, 1841 Mandø – 1924 Copenhagen), was a Danish botanist, professor at the University of Copenhagen, director of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden from 1885 to 1911 and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Warming established plant ecology as a primary division of botany.
Eugeniusz Czykwin Eugeniusz Czykwin (Belarusian: Яўген Чыквін, born September 12, 1949 in Orla) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14181 votes in 24 Białystok district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Eugeniusz Grzeszczak Eugeniusz Grzeszczak (born December 29, 1954 in Kowalewo Opactwo) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5181 votes in 37 Konin district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Eugeniusz Lokajski Eugeniusz Zenon Lokajski (1909-1944) was a Polish athlete, gymnast and photographer. He is notable as the Champion of Poland in javelin throw and the person to prepare more than 1000 photos documenting the Warsaw Uprising.
Eugeniusz Pogorzelski Eugeniusz Pogorzelski (December 30, 1866 - March 18, 1934) was a Polish military officer. Serving in the rank of Generał dywizji, he was the commanding officer of the Polish 7th Infantry Division during the Kiev Offensive of the Polish-Bolshevik War.
Eugeniusz Wycisło Eugeniusz Wycisło (born January 04, 1948 in Mikołów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6836 votes in 30 Rybnik district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Eugippius Eugippius was an apostle and the biographer of Saint Severinus. After the latter's death in 492, he took the remains to Naples and founded a monastery on the site of a 1st century Roman villa, the Castellum Lucullanum (on the site of the later Castel dell'Ovo).
Euglena Euglena is a common flagellate protist, typical of the euglenids, and commonly found in nutrient-rich freshwater, with a few marine species. The cells vary in length from around 20 to 300 ÎĽm, and are typically cylindrical, oval, or spindle-shaped with a single emergent flagellum.
Euglenid The euglenids (also spelled euglenoids) are one of the best-known groups of flagellates, commonly found in freshwater especially when it is rich in organic materials, with a few marine and endosymbiotic members. Many euglenids have chloroplasts and produce energy through photosynthesis, but others feed by phagocytosis or strictly by osmosis.
Euglossini Euglossine bees, also called orchid bees, are the only group of corbiculate bees which do not all possess eusocial behavior. Most of the species are solitary, though a few are communal, or exhibit simple forms of eusociality.
Euglyphid The euglyphids are a prominent group of filose amoebae that produce shells or tests from siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines. These elements are created within the cell and then assembled on its surface in a more or less regular arrangement, giving the test a textured appearance.
Euhemerus Euhemerus (ΕυήμεĎος) (working late fourth century BCE) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedonia. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily or Messene in the Peloponnese as the most probable locations, while others champion Chios, or Tegea.
Eucharis (fiction) Eucharis, who does not appear in Greek mythology, was one of the nymph Calypso's attendants in Fénelon's novel Les Aventures de Télémaque, (1699). In Fénelon's modern prose epic, an improvisation upon Homeric themes, Telemachus while searching for his father, Odysseus, has been shipwrecked on Calypso's island, and there has fallen in love with Eucharis but must leave her, dutifully to pursue his quest.
Eucharist (Catholic Church) Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ. Blessed Sacrament is a devotional term used in the Roman Catholic Church to refer to the Eucharist.
Eucharistic adoration Eucharistic adoration is a practice in the Roman Catholic and in Anglican Churches, in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed to and adored by the faithful. When this exposure and adoration is constant (that is, twenty-four hours a day), it is called perpetual adoration.
Eucharistic Catholic Church The Eucharistic Catholic Church in Canada is an Independent Catholic denomination based in Toronto, Ontario which seeks to minister to people without regard to their sexual orientation. It has a special concern for all those who are excluded by their former churches, including gays and lesbians.
Eucharistic discipline Eucharistic discipline is the term applied to the regulations and practices associated with an individual preparing for the reception of the Eucharist. Different traditions require varying degrees of preparation, which may include a period of fasting, prayer, repentance, and confession.
Eucharistic miracle A Eucharistic miracle is a miracle when, during consecration during the Catholic Mass, the bread and wine physically become the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Catholics believe that when the priest pronounces the words of consecration, the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ, but retain the outward appearance of bread and wine.
Eucharitidae The Eucharitidae are a specialized group of ant parasitoids within the Chalcidoidea. There are 53 genera and >470 species worldwide, mostly in the tropics; very few genera are shared between the Old and New World.
Eucharius Rösslin Eucharius Rösslin (Roslin, Rößlin), sometimes known as Eucharius Rhodion, (ca. 1470-1526) was a German physician who authored a book about childbirth called Der Rosengarten ("The Rose Garden") in 1513, which became a standard medical text for midwives.
Eucherius of Orléans Saint Eucherius (Orléans, 687?–20 February 743), son of Savaric, bishop of Auxerre, was a bishop of Orléans who opposed Charles Martel when the latter confiscated church property to fund his war efforts against the Moorish invasions from Al-Andalus.
Euchologion The euchologion (in Greek ) is the name of one of the chief Service-books of the Byzantine Church; it corresponds more or less to the Catholic Missal and Ritual. This book is called СлŃжебнник/Sluzhebnik in Church Slavonic and Molitfennik in Romanian.
Euchre Euchre () is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards. It is closely related to the French game Écarté and it may be sometimes referred as "Knock Euchre" to distinguish it from Bid Euchre.
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