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2002 Men's ATP Tour Results
2002 Men's ATP Tour Finals Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Score Jan. 6 AAPT Championships (Adelaide) Tim Henman $45,500 M. Philippoussis 64 67 63 Jan. 6…Schiller, Friedrich von
(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759–1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were…1999 Men's ATP Tour Results
1999 Men's ATP Tour Finals Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Score Jan. 10 Australian Hardcourt Championships Thomas Enqvist $46,000 L. Hewitt 46 61 62 Jan. 10…Brewer's: Beau
Beau Brummel. George Bryan. (1778-1840.) Le Beau D'Orsay. Father of Count D'Orsay, and called by Byron Jeune Cupidon. Beau Fielding, called “Handsome Fielding” by Charles II., whose name…Qian Zhongshu
(Encyclopedia) Qian Zhongshu or Ch'ien Chung-shu, 1910–98, Chinese writer and scholar, grad. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (1933). After attending Oxford and the Sorbonne, he returned (1939) to China and…parody
(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…Nureyev, Rudolf
(Encyclopedia) Nureyev, RudolfNureyev, Rudolfn&oobreve;rĕˈyĕf [key], 1938–93, Russian ballet dancer, b. near Irkutsk, Siberian USSR (now Russia). Nureyev studied in Ufa and Leningrad (now St.…Miranda, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Miranda, Francisco deMiranda, Francisco defränsēˈskō ᵺā mēränˈdä [key], 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is…Murillo, Bartolomé Estéban
(Encyclopedia) Murillo, Bartolomé EstébanMurillo, Bartolomé Estébanbärtōlōmāˈ āstāˈbän m&oomacr;rēˈlyō [key], 1617?–1682, Spanish religious and portrait painter. He was born in Seville, where…Mo Yan
(Encyclopedia) Mo Yan, 1955–, Chinese novelist, pen name of Guan Moye, b. Shandong prov. Mo is one of contemporary China's most prolific and popular writers. He left school in the fifth grade and did…Trending
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