Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla
Mohawk leader who supported the British in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Any of several small, dark wild geese of the genus Branta that breed in Arctic regions, especially B. bernicla, having a black neck and head
born 1742, banks of the Ohio River died Nov. 24, 1807, near Brantford, Ont., Can. Mohawk Indian chief and Christian missionary. Brant was converted to the Anglican church while attending a school for Indians in Connecticut. He fought for the British in the last French and Indian War (1754-63). He led four of the six Iroquois nations on the British side in the American Revolution, winning several notable battles. After the war Brant was granted land along the Grand River in Ontario, Can., where he ruled peacefully and continued his missionary work
born 1458?, Strassburg died May 10, 1521, Strassburg German poet. He taught law and later was appointed imperial councillor and court palatine by Maximilian I. His varied writings include works on law, religion, politics, and especially morals. His best-known work is The Ship of Fools (1494), an allegory telling of fools on a ship bound for a "fool's paradise." The most famous German literary work of the 15th century, it ridicules the vices of the age and gave rise to a whole school of fool's literature