Search
Search results
Displaying 321 - 330
Sistine Chapel
(Encyclopedia) Sistine ChapelSistine Chapelsĭsˈtēn [key] [for Sixtus IV], private chapel of the popes in Rome, one of the principal glories of the Vatican. Built (1473) under Pope Sixtus IV, it is…Mahfouz, Naguib
(Encyclopedia) Mahfouz, NaguibMahfouz, Naguibnəgēbˈ mäkhf&oomacr;sˈ [key], 1911–2006, Egyptian novelist and short-story writer, b. Cairo. After his graduation (1934) from Cairo Univ., he worked…rent
(Encyclopedia) rent, in law, periodic payment by a tenant for the use of another's property. In economics, its meaning is more complex, but since the word rent means any income or yield from an…Grosseteste, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Grosseteste, RobertGrosseteste, Robertgrōsˈtĕst [key], c.1175–1253, English prelate. Educated at Oxford and probably also at Paris, he became one of the most learned men of his time.…Celt
(Encyclopedia) CeltCeltkĕlt, sĕlt [key] or KeltCeltkĕlt [key]. 1 One who speaks a Celtic language or who derives ancestry from an area where a Celtic language was spoken; i.e., one from Ireland, the…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: A
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Entertainment Bios — A
AaliyahClaudio AbbadoBerenice AbbottBud AbbottGeorge AbbottF. Murray AbrahamKathy AckerBryan AdamsCindy AdamsDouglas AdamsScott AdamsAerosmithBen AffleckJames AgeeChristina AguileraAi Danny…Biographies: Biographies of Selected Photographers - Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus & More - Infoplease.com
Biographies of Selected Photographers - Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus & More - Infoplease.com V-J Day Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt (August 14, 1945) See also…U.S. Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other
American Dynasties Technically speaking, in the United States one cannot inherit political office from their parents. But that doesn't mean there aren't dynastic families, who repeatedly win…The Devil's Dictionary: Infalapsarian
by Ambrose Bierce INFLUENCEINGRATEINFALAPSARIAN -n. One who ventures to believe that Adam need not have sinned unless he had a mind to - in opposition to the Supralapsarians, who hold that…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
