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Froi art uses the same name in his "Paradis d'Amour," but he is merely copying Chaucer. Skeat. Ecnomus (ek'no-mus). [Gr. "Εκνομος.] A hill near the modern Licata, southern coast of Sicily. Here, 311 в. C., the Cart hag in i ans defeated the Syracusan tyrant Agathocles. Near here, 256 B. C., the Roman fleet defeated the Cart hag in i ans. Eden, William North Holland, Netherlands, situated near the Zuider Zee 11 miles northeast of Amsterdam. It is noted for its cheese. Population (1891) 6,424. Edda (ed'ä). [ON. Edda , poetics. Etymologically connected with ON. ódhr , poetry, meter, mind, soul.] A work written (in prose and verse) by Snorri Sturluson (born 1178: died by a a ination 1241), containing the old mythology of Scand in a via and the old rules for verse making; also, a collection of ancient Icelandic poems. The name Edda (whether given by Snorri himself is not known) occurs in the inscription of one of the manuscripts of the work. Snorri's Edda as it was originally written consisted of three parts: the Gylfaginning of Gylfi), an cañon in the Wahsatch Mountains in northern Utah, traversed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Echo Lake. The name of various small sheets of water. (a) A lake in New Hampshire, in the Franc on i a Notch. (b) A lake near North Conway, New Hamp. shire. Echternach (ech'ter-näch). A town in Luxemburg, on the Sure 18 miles northeast of Luxemburg. It has a noted abbey church. The yearly religious "dancing-proce ion," or dance-feast, held at Ve Whit sun tide, is celebrated. It originated in a superstitious effort to prevent a return of an epidemic of St. Vitus's dance which visited the place in the 8th century. Echuca (e-chöʻkä). A town in Victoria, Australia, at the junction of the Campaspe and Murray. K Écija (a'the-Hä). A city in the province of Seville, Spain, situated on the Jenil 47 miles east northeast of Seville: the Roman Astigi or August a Firma in Bætic a. Population (1887), 23,615. ☑ Eck (ek), Johann_von (originally Maier or Mayr). Born at Eck, Bavaria, Nov. 13, 1486: 45 died at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Feb. 10, 1543. A - German theologian, one of the most active opponents of Luther and the Reformation. He became profe or of theology at Ingolstadt in 1510. He disputed at Leipsic with Karlstadt and Luther in 1519, and procured the papal bull against Luther in 1520. Eckermann (ek'er-män), Johann Peter. Born at Winsen, Hannover, Sept. 21, 1792: died at Weimar, Dec. 3, 1854. A German writer, a friend and literary executor of Goethe. He is known chiefly from his "Gespräche mit Goethe" ("Con vers a tions with Goethe," 1836-48). Eckersberg (ek'erz-berg), Christopher Wilhelm. Born at Varnäs, near Apenrade, Schleswig, Jan. 2, 1783: died at Copenhagen, July 22, 1853. A Danish historical, portrait, and marine painter. 'The School of Wives.'] A comedy by Molière, produced Dec. 26, 1662. École des Femmes, Critique de l'. [F., Critique of the School of Wives.'] A play by Molière, retorting on the critics of his play, and particularly the critical marquis, his favorite butt, produced June 1, 1663. École des Maris, L' (lā-kol' dā mä-re'). [F., 'The School of Husbands.'] A comedy by Molière, produced in 1661. Sganarelle, as the guardian of a young girl, is the hero of this play, the plot of which is partly taken from Terence, Boccaccio, and Lope de Vega. École Poly technique. A French school of technology, founded by decree of the Convention, March 11, 1794. From its origin and object of its foundation it was devoted to instruction in purely scientific and technical branches, such as artillery, military and civil engineering, the building of roads and bridges, ship-building, etc. There were at first 360 students, and the course was 3 years. The number was later decreased to 200, and the term shortened to 2 years. After graduation the students choose between a military and a civil career. The military students go to the Ecole d'Application at Fontainebleau for two years, after which they enter the army as lieutenants of artillery or engineers. The others enter various special schools in Paris, such as the École des Ponts et Chau ées, Ecole Spéciale des Mines, Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, etc. Economy (ē-kon'ō-mi). A township 17 miles northwest of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania: the seat of a community of Harmonists. Population (1890), 1,029. Écorcheurs (ā-kor-shėr'), Les. Bands of armed adventurers who, favored by the Hundred Years' War, ravaged France and Belgium in the 15th century, beginning about 1435. Among their leaders were Vill and ras and Crabannes the Bastard. They were called Ecorcheurs, or flayers, probably because they "not only waylaid and plundered their victims, but stripped them of every vestige of clothing, leaving them nothing but their shirts." Écrins (āk-ran'), Barre des. The highest peak of the Pelvoux range, in the Alps of Dauphiné, France. Height, 13,460 feet. Eckert (ek'ert), Thomas Thompson. Born at St. Clairsville, Ohio, April 23, 1825. An American telegraphist. He organized the military telegraph service of the United States in 1862; was brevetted brigadier-general in 1865; was a istant secretary of war 1866- Ecselen. See Eslen . 1867; and became president of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company 1875, president of the American Union Telegraph Company in 1880, and vice-president and general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1881, and president in 1893. Eckford (ek'ford), Henry. Born at Irvine, Scotland, March 12, 1775: died at Constantinople, Nov. 12, 1832. An American ship-builder. He came to New York city in 1796; was employed by the United States government to construct ships of war on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812; was appointed naval constructor in the United States navy-yard at Brooklyn in 1820; and in 1831 became chief naval constructor for the Ottoman empire. Eckhardt (ek'hart), or Eckart, The trusty. [G. der treue Eckhardt .] An old man in German traditionary lore, in the legend of Frau Holle or Holde (Venus). He appears in the Mansfeld country on the evening of Maundy Thursday with a white staff to save the people from the furious host which travels in Holle's train. His duties differ in different traditions. Sometimes he is the companion of Tannhäuser, and has even been considered to be the same person. He is also said to be in the service of Holle, and to sit outside the Venusberg to warn pa ing knights of the dangers therein, to which the enamoured Tannhäuser had abandoned himself. He is also doomed to abide at the Venusberg till the judgment. Eckhart, or Eckart, or Eckardt: generally styled Meister. Born, probably at Strasburg, about 1260: died about 1328. The founder of German mysticism. He was accused of heresy in 1327, but denied the charge and appealed to the Pope, who declared in 1329 (bull "In Coœna Domini," March 27) that Eckhart's doctrines were partly heretical. Eckmühl (ek'mül), or Eggmühl. A village of Lower Bavaria, situated on the Gro e Laber 13 miles south-southeast of Ratisbon. Here, April 22, 1809, Napoleon defeated the Austrians under the archduke Charles. For his part in the battle Davout was created prince of Eckmühl.