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Mauss, Marcel

(Encyclopedia) Mauss, MarcelMauss, Marcelmärsĕlˈmōs [key], 1872–1950, French sociologist and anthropologist. Nephew of eminant sociologist Émile Durkheim, Mauss graduated from the Univ. of Bordeaux…

Faure, Félix

(Encyclopedia) Faure, FélixFaure, Félixfālēksˈ [key]Faure, Félix fōr [key], 1841–99, president of the French republic (1895–99). A leather merchant, he served in the Franco-Prussian War and became an…

Vernet

(Encyclopedia) VernetVernetvĕrnāˈ [key], French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714–89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in…

Picquart, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Picquart, GeorgesPicquart, Georgeszhôrzh pēkärˈ [key], 1854–1914, French general. As chief of the army intelligence section in 1896, he discovered that the memorandum that had been…

Actors Studio, The

(Encyclopedia) Actors Studio, The, organization founded 1947 in New York City by the directors Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, and Robert Lewis to train professional actors. Long directed (1948–82) by…

eurythmics

(Encyclopedia) eurythmics or eurhythmicseurythmicsboth: y&oobreve;rĭᵺˈmĭks [key], harmonious bodily movement, especially as expressed according to the system of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, who…

Tommy Hitchcock

Tommy HitchcockBorn: Feb. 11, 1900Polo world class player at 20; achieved 10-goal rating 18 times from 1922-40.Died: Apr. 19, 1944Max HirschG - JLew Hoad

Martina Hingis Biography

Martina HingisBorn: Sept. 30, 1980Tennis player in March 1997 at 16 years, 6 months, she became the youngest No. 1 ranked player since the ranking system began in 1975; has won Wimbledon (…

George and Leo

George and LeoCBSCBSMonday 9:30–10:00 p.m.Cast: Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch Conservative bookstore owner George (Newhart) is not sure what to make of his son's father-in-law, Leo (Hirsch).…