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Barr, Alfred Hamilton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Barr, Alfred Hamilton, Jr., 1902–81, American art historian, b. Detroit. Barr taught art history at several colleges and was the first director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York…

windsurfing

(Encyclopedia) windsurfing, also called boardsailing or sailboarding, water sport that employs a board-and-sail device and combines elements of sailing and surfing. The sailboard was first developed…

1970 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,”…

Dr. Kurt Alfred Adler Biography

Dr. Kurt Alfred AdlerAge: 92 psychotherapist who sought to put into practice new approach developed by his father, famed Viennese psychiatrist, Alfred Adler. Died: May 28, 1997.Bobby…

Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. Biography

publisherBorn: June 17, 1918Died: February 15, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: publisher Alfred A. Knof, Jr.'s father, Alfred A. Knof, was the…

Alfred MARSHALL, Congress, ME (17971868)

MARSHALL Alfred , a Representative from Maine; born in New Hampshire about 1797; member of the State house of representatives in 1827, 1828, 1834, and 1835; served as a general in the State…

Graves, Alfred Percival

(Encyclopedia) Graves, Alfred Percival, 1846–1931, Irish poet. An inspector of schools, he was also twice president of the Irish literary society. He compiled several volumes of Irish music and…

Love, Alfred Henry

(Encyclopedia) Love, Alfred Henry, 1830–1913, American pacifist, b. Philadelphia. Love, a Quaker, remained firm in his principles at the outbreak of the Civil War, refusing even to hire a substitute…

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

(Encyclopedia) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, collective name given several English monastic chronicles in Anglo-Saxon, all stemming from a compilation made from old annals and other sources c.891. Although…

Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf vonSchlieffen, Alfred, Graf vonälˈfrāt gräf fən shlēˈfən [key], 1833–1913, German field marshal and strategist. In the tradition of the Prussian officer corps…