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Frank, Leonhard
(Encyclopedia) Frank, LeonhardFrank, Leonhardlāˈônhärt frängk [key], 1882–1961, German expressionist writer. He gained acclaim with his first novel, The Robber Band (1914, tr. 1928), and it was…Computer Virus Timeline
If you own or use a computer, you are vulnerable to malware. Computer viruses are deployed every day in an attempt to wreak havoc, whether it be by stealing your personal…March, Fredric
(Encyclopedia) March, Fredric, 1897–1975, American actor, b. Racine, Wis., as Frederick McIntyre Bickel. Equally distinguished on stage and screen, he won Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (…Lindgren, Astrid
(Encyclopedia) Lindgren, Astrid, 1907–2002, Swedish author of children's fiction, b. Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson. She worked as a secretary before turning to writing as a profession and later was a…Acmeists
(Encyclopedia) AcmeistsAcmeistsăkˈmēĭsts [key], school of Russian poets started in 1912 by Sergei M. Gorodetsky and Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev as a reaction against the mysticism of the symbolists.…Gumilev, Nikolai Stepanovich
(Encyclopedia) Gumilev, Nikolai StepanovichGumilev, Nikolai Stepanovichnyĭkəlīˈ styĭpäˈnəvĭch g&oomacr;mēlyôfˈ [key], 1886–1921, Russian poet. With his wife, the poet Anna Akhmatova, and…2002 Women's WTA Tour
2002 Women's WTA Tour Finals Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Score Jan. 6 Australian Hardcourt Champs (Gold Coast) Venus Williams $27,000 J. Henin 75 62 Jan…John II, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) John II (John Comnenus)John IIkŏmnēˈnəs [key], 1088–1143, Byzantine emperor (1118–43), son and successor of Alexius I. He was crowned despite the intrigues of his sister, Anna Comnena…Shaw, Anna Howard
(Encyclopedia) Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847–1919, American woman-suffrage leader, b. England. She emigrated (1851) to the United States in early childhood and grew up on a farm in Michigan. She received a…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Gowden Locks Of Anna
by Robert Burns Elegy On Willie Nicol's MarePostscriptThe Gowden Locks Of Anna Yestreen I had a pint o' wine, A place where body saw na; Yestreen lay on this breast o' mine…