Salzburger Alps, south of the Königssee

Steinfurt (stin'fört). A former countship in Westphalia. Stephen Stella del Nord, La. See Étoile du Nord . Stella land (stel'ä-land). An ephemeral Boer republic, west of the Transvaal, founded in 1882, It was in 1884-85 absorbed by the Transvaal and by Great Britain (in Bechuanaland). Stelvio Pa (stel'vē-ō pås). [G. Stilfser Joch.] An Alpine pa which leads from the Vintschgau in the valley of the Adige, Tyrol, to Bormio in the valley of the Adda, Italy: the highest pa in Europe. A road was constructed through it 1820-25. It was contested in the wars of 1848, 1859, and 1866. Highest point, 9,055 feet. Stenbock (sten'bok), Count Magnus von. Born at Stockholm, 1664: died 1717. A Swedish general. He was distinguished at Narva in 1700; defeated the Danes at Helsingborg Feb. 28, 1710; and invaded Hol. stein, but was forced to surrender at Tönning May 16, 1713. Stendal (sten'däl). A town in the province of Saxony, Pru ia, on the Uchte 32 miles north by east of Magdeburg. It is a railway junction, and has important railway works. It contains a cathedral. Stendal was founded by Albert the Bear; was the ancient capital of the Altmark; and was the seat of the Stendal line of the As can i an house. Population (1890), 18,472. Stendhal (ston-däl'), De. The nom de plume of Marie Henri Beyle. Steno (sta'no), Nicol a us. Born at Copenha gen, 1638: died about 1687. A Danish anatomist, discoverer of "Steno's duct." Stenterello (sten-te-rel'lo). A farcical person Steinfurt, or Burg-Steinfurt (börg-stin'fört). comedy. See the extract. A town in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, 17 miles northwest of Münster. Population (1890), 4,484. age who a umes various parts in Florentine Steinheil (stīnʼhil), Karl August. Born at Rap- poltsweiler, Alsace, Oct. 12, 1801: died at Mu- nich, Sept. 12, 1870. A German physicist and astronomer, especially noted in the develop- ment of telegraphy. Steinitz (stin'its), William. Born at Prague, Bohemia, May 17, 1836: died at New York, Aug. 12, 1900. A noted German che -player and che analyst. He resided in London from 1862 to 1883, when he came to New York. He was never beaten in a match until he succumbed to Lasker in 1894 (see Lasker , Emanuel ), losing then the position of che cham- pion of the world, which he had been regarded as holding from the time he defeated Ander en by 8 games to 6 (1866). Steinkirk. See Steenkerke . Steinmetz (stin'mets), Karl Fried rich von. Born at Eisenach, Germany, Dec. 27, 1796: died at Landeck, Silesia, Aug. 4, 1877. A noted Prus- sian general. He served against the French 1813-15; fought Schleswig-Holstein 1848-49; as corps commander defeated the Austrians at Nachod, Skalitz, and Schweinschädel, June, 1866; was appointed commander of the first army July, 1870, which fought at Spicheren, and was made field-marshal general in 1871. Stenterello is the Florentine mask or type which survives the older Italian comedy which Gold on i destroyed; and during carnival he appeared in a great variety of char acters at three different theaters. surdly painted) and this wig he a umes any character the farce requires. With this face [ab W. D. Howells , The Century, XXX. 210, Stentor (sten'tor). [Gr. Στέντωρ .] In Greek legend, a Greek herald before Troy, who, according to Homer, had a voice as loud as those of fifty other men together. The adjective sten tori an is derived from his name. Stenzel (stent's el), Gustav Adolf Harald. Born at Zerbst, Germany, March 21, 1792: died at Breslau, Jan. 2, 1854. A German historian. profe or at Breslau from 1820. He wrote "Die Geschichte Deutsch lands unter den fränkischen Kaisern" (1827-28), etc. Stephano. 1 (stef'a-no). A drunken butler in Shakspere's "Tempest." He is the master of the ship in Dryden and Davenant's version. Mack lin played the part. -2 (ste-fä'nō). A me enger in Shakspere's "Merchant of Venice." Stephanus (printers). See Estienne. us). [L. Stephanus , Stephen.j Lived probably in the first half of the 6th century. A Byzantine geographer, author of a work "Ethnika." Stephen (ste'ven), Saint. [Gr. στέφανος , & crown; L. Stephanus , İt. Stefano , Sp. Estevan , Pg. Es tevão , F. Etienne ( Estienne ).] In New Testa Colombey-Nouilly, and Grave lotte; was removed Sept., Stephanus Byzant i us (stef'a-nus bi-zan's hi1870, and appointed governor-general of Posen and Silesia; Steinschönau (stin'shė"nou). Atown in northern Bohemia, 50 miles north of Prague: the center of a gla -manufacturing region. Population (1890), 5,038. Steinthal (stin'täl). [G., 'stone-valley.] A mountainous region in Lower Alsace, about 25 miles west-southwest of Strasburg. Steinthal, Heymann. Born at Gröbzig, Anhalt, May 16, 1823: died March 14, 1899. A noted German philologist, profe or at Berlin from 1863. His works include "Der Ursprung der Sprache" ("The Origin of Language," 1851), "Kla ifikation der Sprachen" (1850: later edition as "Charakteristik der hauptsächlichsten Typen des Sprachbaues," 1860), "Die Entwickelung der Schrift" (1852), etc. Stein way (stin'wā), C. F. Theodore. Born at Seesen, Germany, Nov. 6, 1825: died at Hamburg, March 26, 1889. A German inventor and America, Germany, and Ru ia has been developed upon commerce, customs, etc., in the Pru ian ministry in 1804; was dismi ed in Jan., 1807; was chief minister 1807-Nov., piano-manufacturer. The art of piano-making in ment history, a deacon of the church at Jerusalem, stoned to death by the people. He was the first martyr, and his day is celebrated in the Roman and Anglican churches on Dec. 26. In England St. Stephen's day is known as Boxing Day, as Christmas-boxes, or presents of money, are then begged or given. Stephen I. Bishop of Rome 254-257 A. D. Stephen (II.). Chosen pope in 752: died four days after his election. He is sometimes omitted from the list of popes. Stephen II. Pope 752-757. He demanded aid from Pepin the Short against Aistulf, king of the Lombards, and received from the former the exarchate of Ravenna and the Pentapolis (foundation of the Papal States). about the anti-Napoleonic alliance between Pru ia and Ru ia. He founded the society for editing the "Monn Stein. Lorenz von. Born Nov. 18, 1815: died Sept. 23, 1890. A noted German economist and writer on politics, profe or at Vienna 1855-85. He published several works on French social and politi cal history. "System der Staatswi enschaften" (1852-56), "Lehrbuch der Volkswirthschaft" (1858), "Lehrbuch der Finanzwi enschaft" ("Manual of the Science of Finance, 1860), "Handbuch der Verwaltungslehre" ("Handbook of the Theory of Administration," 1865-68), etc. Stein a manger (stin-äm-äng'er), Hung. Szombathely (som'bot-hely). The capital of the county of Vas (Eisenburg), Hungary, situated on the Güns 70 miles south of Vienna. It has a cathedral and Roman antiquities. It was built on the site of the ancient Sabaria or Savaria. Population (1890), Steinau (sti'nou). A town in the province of Silesia, Pru ia, situated near the Oder 34 miles northwest of Breslau. Here, in 1474, King Matthias of Steinwehr (stin'var), Baron Adolph Wilhelm Stephen VII. Fried rich. Born at Blankenburg, Brunswick, Sept. 25, 1822: died at Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1877. A German-American general. He com- manded a division of the Union army at Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg. He published a series of geographies, and a map and gazetteer of the United States. Stella (stel'ä). [L., 'star.'] A name given to Penelope Devereux (afterward Lady Rich and later Counte of Devons hire), beloved by Sir Philip Sidney, and celebrated in his sonnets. It has been sought to identify her with the "dark lady" of Shakspere's sonnets. Stella. The name given by Swift to Esther Johnson (died 1728), to whom in 1716 he was secretly married. Stella. A play by Goethe, published in 1776. Stephen III. Pope 768-772. Stephen IV. Pope 816-817. Stephen VI. Pope 896-897. Pope 929-931. Stephen VIII. Pope 939-942. Stephen IX. Died at Florence, 1058. Pope 1057-58, brother of the Duke of Lorraine, whom he wished to make emperor. He exerted himself to eradicate the abuses in the church. Stephen. Born at Blois, 1105: died Oct. 25, 1154. King of England. He was the son of Stephen, earl of Blois, and Adela, daughter of William the Conqueror. He tildan daughter of Count Eustace. Although he had sword obtained county of Boulogne marriage with Ma to secure the succe ion of the empre Matilda and her son, he went to England on the death of Henry I. in 1135, and, with the help of his brother Henry, bishop of Winchester, was elected and crowned (Dec. 26). In two charters he undertook to observe the laws and his subjects liberties. His defective title was the cause of outbreaks In 1806 he altered its close, making Stella take poison. In the first version she surrenders her rights to her husband's second wife. In this form the play suggested to Canning his parody "The Rovers, or the Double Arrangement." in 1136 and 1137. David, king of Scotland, Matilda's uncle, invaded Yorkshire, but his advance was checked by the Battle of the Standard in 1138. Matilda landed in England in 1139, and the country was plunged in civil war. This The Century Cyclopedia of Names 97 of Hungary in 1000. He promoted the spread of Chris- tianity, and became the patron saint of Hungary. In Stephen II. King of Hungary 1114-31. Stephen III. Died March 4, 1173. King of Hungary 1161-73. IMG:content-1065.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-1066.png:[blocks in formation] Berthe construction, ander his direction, of the Liverpool and by steam locomotion. This was followed and Manchester Railway, opened Sept. 15, 1830. He is said by some to have been the inventor of the safety-lamp, usu- ally attributed to Sir Humphry Davy. Stephen son, Robert. Born at Wiliington, near Newcastle, England, Oct. 16, 1803: died Oct. 12, 1859. An English railway engineer, son of George Stephen son. He a isted his father in the construction of the engine "Rocket" in 1829. He built many railway bridges and viaducts, including the Britan- nia tubular bridge over the Menai Strait, the Victoria tubular bridge near Montreal, the viaduct of Berwick, a bridge at Newcastle, etc. Stepney (step'ni). [The Stibbenhidde or Steben- heth of early deeds: the affix indicating the borough (municipal) of London, 2 miles east of St. Paul's. Stepniak (step'nyäk), Sergius. Born about 1851: died Dec. 23, 1895. A pseudonym of a Ru ian author. He was compelled to leave Ru ia in 1876, and settled in London. He wrote much in the Little Ru ian dialect, and worked for the establishment of equal political rights in his country, declaring against social- ism and absolutism. Among his works are "Ru ia under the Czars," "The Ru ian Storm Cloud," "The Career of a Nihilist," "The Turks Within and Without," "Tyran- nicide in Ru ia," "Little Ru ian Internationalism," "Underground Ru ia," etc. Province, Pru ia, 20 miles north by east of Düs- seldorf. It has important iron-works. Pop. (1890), 8,831. Sterling (ster'ling). A city in White side Co., Illinois, on Rock River 108 miles west of Chi- cago. It has varied manufactures. Pop. (1900), 6,309. Sterling, Antoinette. Born at Sterlingville, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1850: died at Hampstead, Eng- land, Jan. 10, 1904. A noted American contralto singer. She studied with Abella Marchesi, Manuel Garcia, and Pauline Viardot. In 1871 she returned to the United States, and made a succe as a concert-singer. In 1873 she made her first appearance in London in concert, and after that time mostly lived there. She married John MacKinlay in 1875. Sterling, John. Born at Kames Castle, Bute, Scotland, July 20, 1806: died at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Sept. 18, 1844. An English poet and author, best known as a friend of Carlyle. His father, Edward Sterling (1773-1847) was an editor of the "Times." Sterling studied at Glasgow and Cambridge (but left without a degree); went to London and purchased the "Athenæum" in 1828, but soon gave it up; and in 1834 became curate at Hurstmonceaux, where Julius Hare was vicar. He wrote "Arthur Coningsby" (1833), "Poems" (1839), "Str afford" (1843), "E ays and Tales" (edited by Hare, 1848), and "The Onyx Ring" (reprinted from "Black wood" in 1856). His life was written by Carlyle (1851). Comte e d'Agoult. Sternberg (stern'berg). A town in Moravia,. Austria-Hungary, 9 miles north-northeast of Olmütz. It is a center of cotton manufactures. Here, in 1241, Yaroslaff of Sternberg defeated the Mongols. Pop ulation (1890), commune, 15,395. Sternberg, Ungern-. See Ungern - Sternberg . Sterne (stern), Laurence. Born at Clonmel, Ireland, Nov. 24, 1713: died at London, March 18, 1768. A celebrated English novelist and humorist. His father was an officer in one of Marl- borough's regiments stationed in Ireland. Sterne fol- lowed the army until he was 10 years of age, and was at school in Halifax, Yorkshire, for nine years. He gradu- ated at Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1736. He took orders; in 1738 obtained the living of Sutton, near York; and later was made a prebendary of the cathedral. He was a ociated with John Hall Stephen son, of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, a supporter of Wilkes and author of "Fables for Grown Gentlemen" and "Crazy Tales.” On Jan. 1, 1760, he pub- lished the first two volumes of "Tristram Shandy," which and in 1765 Italy. In 1768 he published the first two volumes of the "Sentimental Journey through France and Italy," and died the same year. His chief works are “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent." (9 vols. 1760-67: a fictitious third volume was published in 1760, and later a ninth-Lowndes), "A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick" (1768: several fictitious continu- ations were published), "Sermons" (1760-69): several vol. umes of his letters were also published in 1775. Stern hold (stern'hōld), Thomas. Born near Blakeney, in Gloucestershire, about 1500: died Aug., 1549. An English writer, joint author with John Hopkins of a metrical version of the Psalms (first edition about 1549: enlarged as "The Whole Book of Psalms," 1562). Sterzing (stert's ing). A town in Tyrol, situated flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries, through the neighboring silver-mines; and has been the scene of sev- eral Tyrolese victories over the French and Bavarians. Ste sich or us (ste-sik'ō-rus). [Gr. Στησίχορος .] Lived about 630-550 в. с. A celebrated Greek lyric poet of Himera in Sicily. Fragments of his works have survived. Stevens, Thaddeus was a strong opponent of slavery, and a leading advocate of reconstruction measures; and was chief manager of the impeachment of President Johnson in 1868, which he pro posed.