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Berg

(Encyclopedia) BergBergbĕrk [key], former duchy, W Germany, along the right bank of the Rhine River between the Ruhr and Sieg rivers. Düsseldorf was its chief city. A county in the 12th cent., Berg…

Berg, Gertrude

writer, actressBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1899Died: 1966

Patty Berg

Patty BergBorn: Feb. 13, 1918Golfer 57 career pro wins, including 15 majors; 3-time AP Female Athlete of Year (1938,43,55).Died: Sept. 10, 2006Johnny BenchA - CChris Berman

Berg, Patty

(Encyclopedia) Berg, Patty (Patricia Jane Berg), 1918–2006, American golfer, b. Minneapolis, Minn. She was a leading amateur during the 1930s, winning 29 titles before turning professional in 1940.…

Ravensberg

(Encyclopedia) RavensbergRavensbergräˈvənsbĕrkh [key], former county, W Germany, now in North Rhine–Westphalia. Bielefeld was a major town in the county. In 1346, Ravensberg came under the control of…

Jülich, former duchy, Germany

(Encyclopedia) JülichJülichyüˈlĭkh [key], former duchy, Germany, between Cologne and Aachen. At first a county, Jülich was raised to a duchy in 1356, and in 1423 it was united with the county of Berg…

Brewer's: Berg Folk

Pagan spirits doomed to live on the Scandinavian hills till the day of redemption. (Scandinavian mythology.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BergæanBerenice…

Gilbert, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Walter, 1932–, American molecular biologist, b. Boston, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1957. In 1968 he became a professor of biophysics at Harvard, where he had taught since 1959. He…

Berg, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Berg, Paul, 1926–2023, American biologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Western Reserve Univ., 1952. A professor at Washington Univ. at St.…

Berg, Alban

(Encyclopedia) Berg, AlbanBerg, Albanälˈbän bĕrk [key], 1885–1935, Austrian composer. In his youth he taught himself music but in 1904 he became the pupil and close friend of Arnold Schoenberg. Later…