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Adam Duritz Biography
Adam Duritzmusician, producerBorn: 8/1/1964Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Lead singer and founding member of the rock group Counting Crows, which has enjoyed great success since its debut…Fuentes, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Fuentes, CarlosFuentes, Carloskärˈlōs fwānˈtās [key], 1928–2012, Mexican writer, editor, and diplomat. He was head of the department of cultural relations in Mexico's ministry of…Bond, J. Max, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…Doughty, Sir Arthur George
(Encyclopedia) Doughty, Sir Arthur GeorgeDoughty, Sir Arthur Georgedouˈtē [key], 1860–1936, Canadian historian and archivist, b. England. As archivist (1904–35) of the dominion, he largely created…Smith, Sir George Adam
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sir George Adam, 1856–1942, Scottish biblical scholar and Hebraist, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. He was professor of Old Testament language, literature, and theology in the…Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius
(Encyclopedia) Bar-Hebraeus, GregoriusBar-Hebraeus, Gregoriusbär-hēbrēˈəs [key], 1226–86, Syrian scholar, bishop of the Jacobite Church. Partly Jewish in ancestry, his original name was Abu-al-Faraj…Cesari, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Cesari, Giuseppe, called Cavaliere d'ArpinoCesari, Giuseppe,j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā chāˈzärē kävälyāˈrā därpēˈnō [key], 1568–1640, Italian late mannerist painter. Cesari's outstanding…Bulfinch, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Bulfinch, Charles, 1763–1844, American architect, b. Boston. A member of the Boston board of selectmen in 1791, he was chosen chairman in 1799—an office equivalent to mayor and held by…Böll, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Böll, HeinrichBöll, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh böl [key], 1917–85, German novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. Böll presents a critical, antimilitarist view of modern society in a…Paludan-Müller, Frederik
(Encyclopedia) Paludan-Müller, FrederikPaludan-Müller, Frederikfrĭˈᵺərĭk päˈl&oomacr;ᵺän-müˈlər [key], 1809–76, Danish poet. In Denmark he is widely regarded as a peer of Kierkegaard and Hans…Trending
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