Comstock, Anthony — born March 7, 1844, New Canaan, Conn., U.S. died Sept. 21, 1915, New York, N.Y. U.S. social reformer. He was an early agitator against abortion and pornography, lobbying successfully for the enactment (1873) of a severe federal statute outlawing… … Universalium
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… … Universalium
Anthony Comstock — Portrait of Anthony Comstock Born March 7, 1844(1844 03 07) New Canaan, Connecticut, United States Occupation … Wikipedia
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
