Waldo,Peter
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Waldo, Peter — or Valdès died before 1218 French religious leader. A successful merchant, Valdès (Peter Waldo was a later form of his name) underwent a religious conversion, gave away his wealth, and began to preach a doctrine of voluntary poverty in Lyon… … Universalium
Waldo — /wawl doh, wol /, n. Pierre or Peter, died c1217, French merchant and religious reformer, declared a heretic: founder of the Waldenses. * * * (as used in expressions) Burgess Thornton Waldo Ellison Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Semon Waldo… … Universalium
Peter Waldes — Valdes auf dem Lutherdenkmal (1868) in Worms Petrus Valdes, auch Waldes, Waldus, Valdus, Peter Waldo, Pierre Waldes († vor 1218), war Kaufmann in Lyon und begründete als religiöser Laie und Wanderprediger die Glaubensgemeinschaft der später nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peter — peter1 /pee teuhr/, v.i. peter out 1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. 2. to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I m petered out after that walk. [1805… … Universalium
Peter — /pee teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Simon Peter. died A.D. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles. 2. either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter. 3. a word formerly used in communications… … Universalium
Waldo — may refer to:Things* a remote manipulatorLiterature* Waldo (short story), a novella by Robert A. Heinlein about a crippled man who uses remote manipulators * Waldo (1967 novel), a novel written by Paul Theroux and first published in 1967 * Where… … Wikipedia
Waldo — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Carolyn Waldo (* 1964), kanadische Schwimmerin Loren P. Waldo (1802–1881), US amerikanischer Politiker Samuel Lovett Waldo (1783–1861), US amerikanischer Maler Waldo steht als Personenname außerdem für:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peter Bulkley — or Bulkeley (January 31, 1583 ndash; March 9, 1659), was an influential early Puritan preacher who left England for greater religious freedom in the American colony of Massachusetts. He was a founder of Concord, and an ancestor of President of… … Wikipedia
Waldo Gifford Leland — (1879 in Newton, Massachusetts October 19, 1966) was an American historian and archivist whose work for the Carnegie Institution and the Library of Congress was instrumental in the founding of the National Archives. He was also served in… … Wikipedia
Waldo von Reichenau — Waldo von Reichenau, auch Walto (* um 740; † 814 in Paris) war Abt und Bischof. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Literatur 3 Weblinks 4 Fussnoten … Deutsch Wikipedia
