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Sanders, Bernie
(Encyclopedia) Sanders, Bernie (Bernard Sanders), 1941–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, he spent a…Sydney, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (2016 pop. 208,374, Greater Sydney 2016 pop. 4,823,991), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia…Grätz, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Grätz or Graetz, HeinrichGrätz or Graetz, Heinrichboth: hīnˈrĭkh grĕts [key], 1817–91, German Jewish historian. He was the first modern historian to write, from a Jewish perspective, a…Head, Bessie
(Encyclopedia) Head, Bessie, 1937–86, South African writer. Born in South Africa to a white mother and black father, she was placed in foster homes and orphanages as a child. After 1964, she lived in…Head Start
(Encyclopedia) Head Start, U.S. educational program for disadvantaged preschool children, established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Aimed initially only at poor children, its purpose…Horgan, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Horgan, Paul (Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan), 1903–95, American writer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. His diverse works reflect his fascination with the effects of history and landscape…Induráin, Miguel
(Encyclopedia) Induráin, Miguel (Miguel Angel Induráin Larraya)Induráin, Miguelmēgĕlˈ ängˈkhāl ĭnd&oomacr;räˈēn läˈräyä [key], 1964–, Spanish bicycle racer. In a career lasting from 1985 to 1997…mechanism
(Encyclopedia) mechanism, philosophical theory about the nature of organic systems, holding that organisms are machines in the sense that they are material systems. Mechanism seeks to explain…Machen, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Machen, ArthurMachen, Arthurmăkˈən [key], 1863–1947, British author, b. Wales. He wrote a series of semiautobiographical fantasies, notably The Hill of Dreams (1907) and Far Off Things…Lynen, Feodor
(Encyclopedia) Lynen, FeodorLynen, Feodorfāōˈdôr lēˈnən [key], 1911–79, German biochemist, grad. Univ. of Munich (Ph.D. 1937). He began teaching at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry in…Trending
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