Comstock,Anthony

Comstock,Anthony
Com·stock (kŏmʹstŏk', kŭmʹ-), Anthony. 1844-1915.
American reformer. As organizer and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, he became notorious for his moral crusades against literature and artwork that he considered obscene.

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  • Comstock Act — ▪ United States [1873]       federal statute passed by the U.S. Congress in 1873 as an “Act of the Suppression of Trade in, and Circulation of, Obscene Literature and Articles of Immoral Use.”       Named for Anthony Comstock (Comstock, Anthony) …   Universalium

  • Anthony — /an teuh nee/ for 1, 2; /an theuh nee/ for 3; /an theuh nee/ or, esp. Brit., / teuh / for 4, n. 1. See Antony, Mark. 2. Saint, A.D. 251? 356?, Egyptian hermit: founder of Christian monasticism. 3. Susan Brownell /brow nel/, 1820 1906, U.S.… …   Universalium

  • Anthony — (as used in expressions) Anthony, Susan (B(rownell) Babington, Anthony Anthony (Dominick) Benedetto Anthony Charles Lynton Blunt, Anthony (Frederick) Burgess, Anthony John Anthony Burgess Wilson Comstock, Anthony Drexel, Anthony J(oseph) Dummett …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Anthony Comstock — (* 7. März 1844 in New Canaan in Connecticut; † 21. September 1915) war ein früherer oberster Postinspektor und ein viktorianischen Moralvorstellungen verbundener Politiker in den USA. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biografie 2 Nachwirken 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comstock — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), amerikanischer Regierungsbeamter Charles C. Comstock (1818−1900), US amerikanischer Politiker Cyrus B. Comstock (1831–1910), US amerikanischer Offizier des U.S.Corps of… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comstock — may refer to: Contents 1 Law 2 People 3 Places 4 Other Law Comstock laws, anti obscenity laws in the United States …   Wikipedia

  • Comstock laws — Further information: Ulysses S. Grant presidential administration The symbol of Comstock s Society for the Suppression of Vice. The Comstock Act, 17 Stat. 598, enacted March 3, 1873, was a United State …   Wikipedia

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