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Carrel, Alexis
(Encyclopedia) Carrel, AlexisCarrel, Alexiskärĕlˈ, kə– [key], 1873–1944, American surgeon and experimental biologist, b. near Lyons, France, M.D. Univ. of Lyons, 1900. Coming to the United States in…Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro
(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, Daisetz TeitaroSuzuki, Daisetz Teitarodīˈsĕts tātäˈrō s&oomacr;z&oomacr;ˈkē [key], 1870–1966, Japanese Buddhist scholar, educated at Tokyo Univ. After studying (1897–…bilingual education
(Encyclopedia) bilingual education, the sanctioned use of more than one language in U.S. education. The Bilingual Education Act (1968), combined with a Supreme Court decision (1974) mandating help…Acadia
(Encyclopedia) AcadiaAcadiaəkāˈdēə [key], Fr. Acadie, region and former French colony, E Canada, encompassing modern Nova Scotia but also New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and coastal areas of E…Pan-Slavism
(Encyclopedia) Pan-Slavism, theory and movement intended to promote the political or cultural unity of all Slavs. Advocated by various individuals from the 17th cent., it developed as an intellectual…Steiner, George
(Encyclopedia) Steiner, George, 1929–2020, American critic, essayist, novelist, and educator, b. Paris, France, immigrated to the United States 1940, became a U.S. citizen 1944; Ph.D. Oxford, 195).…Métis, in Canadian history and society
(Encyclopedia) Métis [Fr.,=mixed], person of mixed racial heritage, particularly a descendant of French and English fur traders and indigenous women, principally in the Canadian prairie provinces of…Mehta, Ved
(Encyclopedia) Mehta, Ved, 1934-2021, Indian author and journalist, b. Lahore, British India (now Pakistan), Pomona [Calif.] College (BA, 1956);…Mansa Musa
(Encyclopedia) Mansa Musa (Musa I)Mansa Musamänˈsä m&oomacr;ˈsä [key], c.1280–1337, ruler of the Mali empire (1312–37). A devout Muslim, he brought the Mali empire to its greatest height,…Marshall, Kerry James
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Kerry James, 1955–, American painter, b. Birmingham, Ala., B.F.A. Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design), Los Angeles, 1978. A figurative and narrative…Trending
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