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Ameling, Elly

(Encyclopedia) Ameling, Elly (Elisabeth Sara Ameling), 1933–, Dutch soprano. Although she has sung opera, she is noted for her sensitive interpretations of French and German art songs, particularly…

Vigée-Lebrun, Élisabeth

(Encyclopedia) Vigée-Lebrun, ÉlisabethVigée-Lebrun, Élisabethālēzäbĕtˈ vēzhāˈ-ləbröNˈ [key], 1755–1842, French portrait painter; pupil of her father, the painter Louis Vigée. She was influenced by…

Elisabeth Filiarski., 2001 News

diminutive game-show contestant, outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed the 15 other Survivor II: The Australian Outback cast members to win $1 million in cash and an amount likely to surpass…

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 2006 Deaths

Elisabeth SchwarzkopfAge: 90 German-born lyric soprano known for her luminous interpretations of works by Strauss and Mozart. Her reputation—she earned international fame and acclaim—suffered…

Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

(Encyclopedia) Schwarzkopf, ElisabethSchwarzkopf, Elisabethshwärtsˈkôpf [key], 1915–2006, German lyric soprano. After studying music in Berlin she was trained by Maria Ivogün. She sang with the…

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2004 Deaths

Elisabeth Kübler-RossAge: 78 pioneering psychiatrist whose research helped terminally ill patients come to terms with death. Her 1969 bestseller, On Death and Dying, encouraged public…

Siegen, Ludwig von

(Encyclopedia) Siegen, Ludwig vonSiegen, Ludwig vonl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh fən zēˈgən [key], c.1609–1680, German engraver, b. Holland, educated in Germany. He is said to have invented (c.1640) the…

hospice

(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…

Rey, H. A.

(Encyclopedia) Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as…