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Levertov, Denise
(Encyclopedia) Levertov, DeniseLevertov, Deniselĕvˈərtôfˌ [key], 1923–97, Anglo-American poet, b. Ilford, England. Educated in England, she came to the United States in 1948. Her spare, emotional…Richards, I. A.
(Encyclopedia) Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong Richards), 1893–1979, English literary critic. Richards was one of the founders of the school of interpretation known as the New Criticism, which…Richards, Ann Willis
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ann Willis, 1933–2006, American politician, b. Lakeview, Tex., as Dorothy Ann Willis. She began her career in politics in the early 1970s after having raised four children. A…Richards, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Gordon, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times…Venturi, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…Richards, Theodore William
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Theodore William, 1868–1928, American chemist, b. Germantown, Pa., Ph.D. Harvard, 1888. Richards was a professor at Harvard from 1891 until his death in 1928. In 1914 he…Minot, George Richards
(Encyclopedia) Minot, George RichardsMinot, George Richardsmīˈnət [key], 1885–1950, American physician and pathologist, b. Boston, M.D. Harvard, 1912. From 1928 to 1948 he was professor of medicine…Denise Levertov Biography
Denise LevertovpoetBorn: 11/24/1923Birthplace: Ilford, England Levertov published more than 30 books, including her critically acclaimed poetry, translations, and essays. Her poems range in content…Richards, Thomas Addison
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Thomas Addison, 1820–1900, American landscape painter, illustrator, and author, b. London. He emigrated to the United States in 1831. Richards organized and was first…Rolling Stones
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