Born: May 6, 1814; Brno, Czech Republic Died: October 8, 1865; Nice, France. Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst was one of the few musicians from the first half of the 19th century to have challenged the supremacy of Paganini as the leading violinist of the time. Violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim considered him the greatest violinist ever.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Blanche Bruce. Blanche Kelso Bruce was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected non-white senator to serve a full term. Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first to ever serve in the U.S. Congress, but did not serve a full term.
Rosa Parks. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 â October 24, 2005) was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, whom the United States Congress called the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement.