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Ratak Chain

(Encyclopedia) Ratak Chain: see Marshall Islands.

Lerner, Abba Ptachya

(Encyclopedia) Lerner, Abba PtachyaLerner, Abba Ptachyaäbˈə pətächˈyə lĕrˈnər, lûrˈnər [key], 1903–82, American economist, b. Romania. After studying at the London School of Economics in the 1930s,…

Murray, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Murray, Elizabeth, 1940–2007, American abstract artist, b. Chicago. She moved in 1967 to New York, where she became part of the post-minimalism generation of artists in the 1970s. In…

Mosley, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Walter, 1952–, African-American author, b. Los Angeles. He was a computer programmer until his first novel, the best-selling mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1990; film, 1995),…

Marshall Islands Map

Marshall Islands Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Pacific…

Brewer's: Field Marshal

A general officer of the highest rank, who commands an army, or, at any rate, more than one corps. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Field OfficerField-day A…

E. G. Marshall

E. G. Marshall(Everett G. Marshall)actorBorn: 6/18/1910Birthplace: Owatonna, Minnesota Character actor of television, film, and stage who dabbled in archaeology and studyied for the clergy…