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Bowen, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Bowen, ElizabethBowen, Elizabethbōˈĭn [key], 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist, b. Dublin. In impeccable prose she treated love and frustration through studies of complex psychological…Wilder, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls
(Encyclopedia) Wilder, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, 1867–1957, American author of the classic Little House series of children's books, b. Pepin, Wis. She and her pioneer family traveled (1869–79)…Saint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte deSaint-Simon, Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte deklōd äNrē də r&oomacr;vrwäˈ kôNt də săN-sēmôNˈ [key], 1760–1825, French social…von Braun, Wernher
(Encyclopedia) von Braun, Wernhervon Braun, Wernhervôn broun [key], 1912–77, German-American rocket scientist and astronautics engineer, b. Germany, grad. Berlin Technological Institute (B.S., 1932…Bataan
(Encyclopedia) Bataan Bataan bătănˈ, –tänˈ, bätä-änˈ [key], peninsula and province, W…Rhys, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Rhys, JeanRhys, Jeanrēs [key], pseud. of Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams, 1894–1979, English novelist, b. Dominica. Her novels written in the 1930s mercilessly exploit her own emotional…Seeger, Ruth Crawford
(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901–53, American composer and folklorist, b. East Liverpool, Ohio, as Ruth Porter Crawford, studied American Conservatory, Chicago; stepmother of Pete Seeger…Meyerhold, Vsevolod
(Encyclopedia) Meyerhold, VsevolodMeyerhold, Vsevolodfəsyĕˈvəlŭt mēˈûrhōlt [key], 1874–1940?, Russian theatrical director and producer. Meyerhold led the revolt against naturalism in the Russian…Boyle, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Robert, 1627–91, Anglo-Irish physicist and chemist. The seventh son of the 1st earl of Cork, he was educated at Eton and on the Continent and conducted most of his researches at…Rashi
(Encyclopedia) RashiRashiräˈshē [key], 1040–1105, Jewish exegete, grammarian, and legal authority, b. Troyes, France. The name he is known by is an acronym of Rabbi Solomon bar Isaac. He studied in…Trending
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