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Pellan, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Pellan, AlfredPellan, Alfredälfrĕdˈ pĕläNˈ [key], 1906–88, Canadian painter, b. Quebec. Pellan sold his painting Corner of Old Quebec to the National Gallery, Ottawa, when he was 16.…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: I

I Here far away, seen from the topmost cliff, Filling with purple gloom the vacancies Between the tufted hills the sloping seas Hung in mid-heaven, and half-way down rare sails,…

Alfred Peet Biography

specialty coffee makerDied: Aug. 29, 2007 (Ashland, Oregon) Best Known as: leader of coffee revolution Coffee guru known as the “grandfather of specialty…

Alfred Kreymborg: Idealists

IdealistsAlfred KreymborgBrother Tree: Why do you reach and reach? Do you dream some day to touch the sky? Brother Stream: Why do you run and run? Do you dream some day to fill the sea?…

Alfred Nobel Biography

Alfred Nobel Born: 1833Birthplace: Stockholm Improved explosive compound: dynamite—Accidents in the manufacturing and handling of nitroglycerin made Nobel aware of its danger in the fluid state…

Alfre Woodard Biography

Alfre WoodardactressBorn: 11/2/1953Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Emmy Award-winning television and film actress who played Dr. Roxanne Tucker on St. Elsewhere (1985–87) before moving to film. Her…

Döblin, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Döblin, AlfredDöblin, Alfredälˈfrĕt döblĭnˈ [key], 1878–1957, German novelist and physician. His experiences as a psychiatrist in the workers' district of Berlin served as the basis…

Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, count d'

(Encyclopedia) Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, count d'Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, count d'älfrĕdˈ gēyōmˈ gäbrēĕlˈ, dôrsāˈ [key], 1801–52, French dandy. The son of a Bonapartist general, he…

Danegeld

(Encyclopedia) DanegeldDanegelddānˈgĕldˌ [key], medieval land tax originally raised to buy off raiding Danes and later used for military expenditures. In England the tribute was first levied in 868,…