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Andrea Jung Biography

Andrea Jungbusiness executiveBorn: 1959 Birthplace: Toronto, Canada The oldest child of Chinese immigrants, Jung grew up speaking both English and Mandarin Chinese. Jung received a BA in…

Brewer's: Andrea Ferrara

A sword. So called from a famous sword-maker of the name. (Sixteenth century.) “We'll put in bail, my boy; old Andrea Ferrara shall lodge his security.” —Scott: Waverley, ch. 50. Source…

Andrea Mitchell Biography

Andrea MitchellTV news correspondent After growing up in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for…

Andrea Mead Lawrence

Andrea Mead LawrenceBorn: Apr. 19, 1932Alpine skier won 2 gold medals at 1952 Olympics.Rod LaverK - MBobby Layne

Thompson, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, Benjamin: see Rumford, Benjamin Thompson, Count.

Sacchi, Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Sacchi, AndreaSacchi, Andreaändrĕˈä säkˈkē [key], 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece, an allegory of…

Gabrieli, Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Gabrieli, AndreaGabrieli, Andreaändrĕˈä gäbrēāˈlē [key], c.1510–1586, Italian organist and composer; possibly a pupil of Adrian Willaert. In 1536 he was a chorister at St. Mark's…

Caesalpinus, Andreas

(Encyclopedia) Caesalpinus, AndreasCaesalpinus, Andreasănˈdrēəs sĕsălpīˈnəs [key], Latinized from Andrea CesalpinoAndrea Cesalpinoändrĕˈä chāzälpēˈnō [key], 1519–1603, Italian botanist and…