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Pierné, Henri Constant Gabriel

(Encyclopedia) Pierné, Henri Constant GabrielPierné, Henri Constant GabrieläNrēˈ kôNstäNˈ gäbrēĕlˈ pyĕrnāˈ [key], 1863–1937, French organist, conductor, and composer; pupil of Massenet and César…

Wilson, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Mount, peak, 5,710 ft (1,740 m) high, S Calif., in the San Gabriel Mts., NE of Pasadena. It is the site of Mt. Wilson Observatory (est. 1904), one of the Hale Observatories. A…

Wilson, William Bauchop

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, William Bauchop, 1862–1934, American labor leader, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1913–21), b. Blantyre, Scotland. Coming as a child to the United States in 1870, he worked in…

Ellis, Havelock

(Encyclopedia) Ellis, Havelock (Henry Havelock Ellis), 1859–1939, English psychologist and author. He became a qualified physician but devoted himself to scientific study and writing. Although the…

Tchelitchew, Pavel

(Encyclopedia) Tchelitchew, PavelTchelitchew, Pavelpäˈvĕl chālēˈchĕf [key], 1898–1957, Russian-American painter. His first commissions, ballet designs, were given him while he was living in Berlin (…

Wilson, Don

radio and TV announcerBirthplace: Lincoln, Neb.Born: 1900Died: 1982

Wilson, Flip

(Clerow Wilson) comedianBirthplace: Jersey City, N.J.Born: 1933Died: 1998

Wilson, Marie

actressBirthplace: Anaheim, Calif.Born: 1916Died: 1972