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Bolcom, William

(Encyclopedia) Bolcom, William (William Elden Bolcom), 1938–, American composer, b. Seattle, Wash. He attended the Univ. of Washington (B.A., 1958) and studied composition at Mills College and…

Vischer, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Vischer, PeterVischer, Peterpāˈtər [key]Vischer, Peter fĭshˈər [key], the elder, c.1455–1529, German sculptor, foremost of the bronze founders in Germany. Beginning as the assistant of…

Williams, Sir Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…

Shaw, Artie

(Encyclopedia) Shaw, Artie, 1910–2004, American clarinetist and bandleader, b. New York City as Arthur Jacob Arshawsky. He began playing professionally as a teenager, becoming a studio musician in…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act IV

Act IVScene IA room in a castleEnter Hubert and ExecutionersHubertHeat me these irons hot; and look thou stand Within the arras: when I strike my foot Upon the bosom of the ground, rush forth…

Brewer's: Round Table

Made by Merlin at Carduel for Uter Pendragon. Uter gave it to King Leodegraunce, of Camelyard, and King Leodegraunce gave it to Arthur when the latter married Guinever, his daughter. It…

George VI, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George), 1895–1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52), second son of George V; successor of his elder brother, Edward VIII. He…

Dalian

(Encyclopedia) Dalian or TalienDalianboth: däˈlyĕnˈ [key], Rus. Dalny, Jap. Dairen, city (1994 est. pop. 1,855,200), S Liaoning prov., China, on the Liaodong peninsula in the Bay of Korea. It has…

Lee, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Henry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary soldier, known as Light-Horse Harry Lee, b. Prince William co., Va. He was a cousin of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, Richard H. Lee, and…

Flynn, James Robert

(Encyclopedia) Flynn, James Robert, 1934-2020, American political scientist and psychologist, b. Washington, D.C., Univ. of Chicago (Ph.D., 1958).…