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Carlos AscanioAge: 82 the only Venezuelan to play in America's Negro baseball leagues; played three months in 1946 with the New York Black Yankees where he earned the nickname “The Earthquake…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: P
Selected Biographies A to Z A 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+…Rubbia, Carlo
(Encyclopedia) Rubbia, Carlo, 1934–, Italian physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Pisa, 1957. A professor of physics at the Univ. of Rome and later at Harvard, Rubbia did his most important work with Simon van…Bergonzi, Carlo
(Encyclopedia) Bergonzi, Carlo, 1924–2014, Italian opera singer. He began his career as a baritone, debuting in 1948, but he made a second debut as a tenor in 1951 after realizing his voice was…Patti, Adelina
(Encyclopedia) Patti, AdelinaPatti, Adelinaădəlēˈnə pătˈē [key], 1843–1919, coloratura soprano, b. Madrid, of Italian parents. She was trained in New York City, where she made her debut in 1859,…Giulini, Carlo Maria
(Encyclopedia) Giulini, Carlo Maria, 1914–2005, Italian conductor. A disciple of Arturo Toscanini, he was first known as a conductor of opera, debuting in Bergamo in 1950 and subsequently conducting…Danilova, Alexandra
(Encyclopedia) Danilova, AlexandraDanilova, Alexandradänēˈlōvä [key], 1904?–97, Russian-American ballerina. She entered (1923) the Imperial Ballet School, St. Petersburg, was a member (1924–29) of…Gozzi, Gasparo
(Encyclopedia) Gozzi, GasparoGozzi, Gasparogäsˈpärō [key]Gozzi, Gasparo gôtˈtsē [key], 1713–86, Italian critic and poet; brother of Carlo Gozzi. Struggling to support a large family, he wrote plays,…Franceschini, Marcantonio
(Encyclopedia) Franceschini, MarcantonioFranceschini, Marcantoniomärkäntôˈnyō [key]Franceschini, Marcantonio fränchāskēˈnē [key], 1648–1729, Italian painter of the Bolognese school. After working as…castrato
(Encyclopedia) castratocastratokăsträˈtō [key] [Ital.,=castrated], a male singer with an artificially created soprano or alto voice, the result of castration in boyhood. The combination of the larynx…Trending
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