Moran
THOMAS, an painter, brother of E. Moran; born in Lord's Supper. Bolton, England, Jan. 12, 1837. Coming very strict. Driven by persecution, they to the United States, he was apprenticed scattered abroad, and for a time their to an engraver at Philadelphia, and be- chief settlement was at Fulnek in Mogan water-color landscapes 1871 he accompanied Prof. F. V. Hay- Moravians. On May 26, 1700, was born den's expedition to the Yellowstone river, and in 1873 Major Powell's expedition pes in 1856. In ravia, whence Moravian Brethren, or to the Colorado river. As a result of these journeys he painted "The Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone" and "The Chasm of the Colorado," now in the capitol, at Washington. Swiss gained a victory over Charles the Freiburg. Here, June 22, 1476, the goddess of winter and death.
MORAT (mō-rä) (German, Murten), of viss canton of a small town in the Swiss Freiburg. Here, June 22, 1476, the Swiss gained a victory over Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
MORAVA (mō-rävä), the chief river of Moravia, a tributary of the Danube, which it it joins after a course of about 200 miles.
W. province or crownland of the Aus- MORAVIA (German, Mähren), a N. trian Empire until the World War (1914-1918); area, 8,583 square miles.
It is inclosed by the Carpathians and other mountains, and belongs almost entirely to the basin of the March or Morava, a tributary of the Danube. The minerals are of considerable importance, Nearly 97 per cent. of the soil is produc tive. Fruit is very abundant, and large iron, coal, graphite, and slate . and include i avia ister of Augustus II., Elector of Saxony son of the chamberlain and state min- Nicolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf, Moravians. On May 26, 1700, was born ister of Augustus II., Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Having met with offered him and his co-religionists an son of the chamberlain and state minin 1722 settled with three other men at a Moravian vian refugee, Count Zinzendorf asylum on his estate. The man, whose name was David, accepted the offer, and a place called by Zinzendorf Herrnhut = (the Lord's guard). Under his fosterstrength. Till his death, on May 9, 1760, he traveled, largely spreading their ing care, the sect greatly increased in never and in America. Though they have views. Small Moravian churches arose denomination. In 1917 there were 30,441 in foreign missions than any Christian on the Continent, in England, in Ireland, denomination. In 1917 there were 30,441 rolled in mission provinces, 70,000 in great reputation from having a larger been numerous, they acquired Europe. proportion of of their membership engaged poration lawyer; born in Baltimore, 1859.
Educated in Europe and at Harvard 1880, appearing as counsel for railways and other corporations. General coun- ( LL.B., 1879). Admitted to the bar sel, director , chairman of Atchison, Europe. quantities of wine are annually produced. Sheep in great numbers, and cat- Topeka and Santa Fé railroad, and is tle, are reared. Moravia is the most im- now a director and executive of the Norportant manufacturing province of the folk and Western railroad, and an offi empire, after Austria proper and Bohe- cial in other corporations. D portant manufacturing province of the now a director and executive of the Nor- Topeka and Santa Fé railroad, and is sel, director, and chairman of Atchison, and other corporations. General counwide fame. The chief towns are Brünn, tions: "Law of Private Corporations" cial in other corporations. Degree of LL.D., Williams College, 1914. Publicaons. Degree of (Czechs) and nearly 30 per cent. Germans. In 1029 Moravia was united to the kingdom of Bohemia, with which it passed to Austria in 1526. After the World War (1914-1918), by the terms of the peace treaty, a part of the state of Czecho-Slovakia. Pop. about 2,700,000.