Born November 28, 1805 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
[Died] October 12, 1852. New York. American traveler and researcher of ancient Indian cultures in Central America, including the Maya and Mexico. Traveled in the eastern Mediterranean region and Eastern Europe from 1834 to 1836. Traveled to areas inhabited by Indian peoples in Central America from 1839 to 1840 and 1841 to 1842, studying the lifestyles of those ethnic societies and the ruins of Mayan civilization. Wrote numerous travelogues. His main works include Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland (2 volumes, 1838) and Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan (2 volumes, 41). Stevens
Stevens, Thaddeus Born April 4, 1792 in Danville, Vermont
Died: August 11, 1868, Washington, D.C.
American politician. One of the most influential leaders of the radical Republican Party after the Civil War. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853 and from 1859 to 1868. Initially a Whig member of the House of Representatives, he opposed the Compromise of 1850, which included strengthening laws against fugitive slaves. When the Republican Party was newly formed based on the Whigs from 1854 to 1856, he joined and demonstrated his leadership through skillful congressional maneuvering and oratory. During the Civil War, he actively supported the issuance of greenback paper money. In the Congress of 1865, he advocated the exclusion of Southern members of Congress. As a member of the Reconstruction Committee, he promoted the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution and the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867, which led to conflict with President A. Johnson. He advocated the confiscation of land from Southern planters (large farm owners) and distribution to freed blacks, but was unsuccessful. Stevens
Stevens, Wallace Born October 2, 1879 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Died: August 2, 1955, Hartford, Connecticut. American poet. After graduating from Harvard University, he worked as a lawyer before entering the business world. He published his first collection of poems, Harmonium (1923), when he was in his 40s. He continued to publish a series of poetry collections, including The Man with the Blue Guitar and Other Poems (37), while working, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Collected Poems (54). At first, his works were characterized by wit, irony, and exotic imagery, but later he took up the harsh nature of New England and took on a more meditative and ethical tone. He also published a collection of essays. Stevens
Stevens, Alfred Born: December 31, 1817, Blandford Forum
[Died] May 1, 1875, London. A representative British neoclassical sculptor and painter. Full name Alfred George Stevens. He studied in Italy from 1833 to 1842, during which time he spent a year with the Danish classical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. From 1845 to 1847 he was professor at the newly established School of Art at Somerset House. He then worked on the decoration of Dorchester House in London. His representative works include Mrs. Annie Colman (National Gallery, London) and the Duke of Wellington Memorial at St. Paul's Cathedral (1862). Stevens
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton Born February 11, 1812 in Wilkes, Georgia
Died March 4, 1883, Atlanta, Georgia. American politician. U.S. House of Representatives member from 1843 to 1859, vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Originally opposed to the division of the United States, he supported the Compromise of 1850 and rejected the secession of the South. When Georgia seceded from the Union as a southern state, he followed the state's policy, but was reluctant to continue the war and hoped for the rise of anti-war forces in the North. He was a representative of the Confederate States of America at the peace conference between the North and South held in Hampton Roads, Virginia in 1865. He was briefly imprisoned after the Civil War, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives again from 1873 to 1882. Stevens
Stevens, Siaka Probyn Born: August 24, 1905, Moyamba
Died: May 29, 1988. Freetown. Sierra Leone politician. Originally a railway worker, he served as a stationmaster before moving to work in the mines. In 1943 he founded the All Mineworkers' Union and became its secretary-general. In 1945 he was a member of the Protectorate Assembly. From 1951 to 1957 he was a member of the Legislative Council, and in 1951 he was Minister of Lands, Mines and Labour. In 1960 he founded the All People's Congress (APC). In April 1968 he became prime minister, and in April 1971 he became president when the country transitioned to a republic. In 1974 an assassination attempt was made on the president, and eight people, including anti-government figures, were executed. He was re-elected in 1977. He enacted the 1978 Constitution, making the APC the only legal political party and establishing a one-party dictatorship. In 1985 he handed over the presidency to him. Stevens
Steevens, George Born: May 10, 1736, London
[died] January 22, 1800, London. British Shakespeare scholar. Published the quarto reprint Twenty of the Plays of Shakespeare (1766). Co-edited the Collected Works of Shakespeare with S. Johnson (10 volumes, 73, definitive edition 15 volumes, 93). Stevens
Stevens, Stanley Smith Born November 4, 1906 in Ogden, Utah
[Died] January 18, 1973.
American psychologist. Professor at Harvard University. Contributed to scaling in sensation and psychology (→ power law). Proposed new psychophysics. Major work: Hearing (1938, co-authored with H. Davis). Stevens Check out the "Stevens" page. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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