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Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)

(Encyclopedia) Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)m&oomacr;ˈə märtĭns&oomacr;nˈ [key], 1890–1964, Swedish novelist and poet. The mother of five children before she was 25…

Hague, The

(Encyclopedia) Hague, The Hague, The hāg [key], Du. 's Gravenhage or Den Haag, Fr. La Haye,…

Summer Sizzlers | August 2000

by Beth Rowen Cecil B. DeMented John Waters lashes out against mainstream film in his latest entry, which the outlandish auteur named after himself. (It's his nickname.) Stephen Dorff plays the…

Clinton, James

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, James, 1733–1812, American Revolutionary general, b. Orange co., N.Y.; brother of George Clinton and father of De Witt Clinton. He served in the French and Indian Wars and…

Browere, John Henri Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Browere, John Henri IsaacBrowere, John Henri Isaacbrouˈər [key], 1792–1834, American sculptor, b. New York City, studied painting in New York under Archibald Robertson and sculpture in…

Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W

Selected Biographies A to ZA 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+ biographies Biographies by…

Ingersoll, Jared, American jurist

(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Jared, 1749–1822, American jurist, b. New Haven, Conn.; son of Jared Ingersoll (1722–81) and father of Charles Jared Ingersoll. After studying law in England, he was…

American Ballet Theatre

(Encyclopedia) American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet…

De Witt County, IL Social Statistics

De witt county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school4,046100.0Nursery school,…

De Witt County, IL Economic Statistics

De witt county illinois dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over13,172100.0In labor force8,85267.2Civilian…