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Worcester ware
(Encyclopedia) Worcester ware, ceramic ware, first manufactured in 1751, when the Lowdin pottery was moved from Bristol to Worcester. Soft paste was employed, and tea services, vases, armorial mugs,…Dole, Nathan Haskell
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852–1935, American author, b. Chelsea, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. After teaching in New York and in New England, he worked as a newspaperman in Boston, San…Warren, Whitney
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Whitney, 1864–1943, American architect, b. New York City, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He began practice in New York City in 1894. Later he joined with Charles D.…U.S. News: The Trials of Chelsea Manning
After being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Manning makes a statement. PFC Chelsea Manning official army photo, 2012 Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of…Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus
(Encyclopedia) Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus, 1907–97, Scottish biochemist, Ph.D., Univ. of Frankfurt am Main, 1931; Oxford, 1933. Todd held posts at Edinburgh Univ. (1934–36), the Lister Institute of…Pereira, I. Rice
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice Pereira)Pereira, I. Ricepərāˈrə [key], 1907–71, American painter, b. Chelsea, Mass. In 1935, Pereira helped found the Federal Art Project design laboratory…Gregory, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Horace, 1898–1982, American poet and critic, b. Milwaukee, Wis., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1923. His poetry is noted for its dramatic structure and penetrating insights into…norovirus
(Encyclopedia) norovirus or Norwalk virus, highly contagious viral disease caused by infection with an RNA virus of the genus Norovirus. The virus causes acute gastroenteritis, usually one to two…Derby ware
(Encyclopedia) Derby wareDerby waredärˈbē [key], English china produced at Derby since about 1750, when William Duesbury opened a pottery there. The china was close in style to contemporary Chelsea…Warhol, Andy
(Encyclopedia) Warhol, Andy, 1928–87, American artist and filmmaker, b. Pittsburgh as Andrew Warhola. The leading exponent of the pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of the late…Trending
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