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Solvay, Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Solvay, ErnestSolvay, Ernestĕrnĕstˈ sôlvāˈ [key], 1838–1922, Belgian industrial chemist and philanthropist. He originated the Solvay process and established (1863) near Charleroi,…

Chausson, Ernest Amédée

(Encyclopedia) Chausson, Ernest AmédéeChausson, Ernest Amédéeĕrnĕstˈ ämādāˈ shōsôNˈ [key], 1855–99, French composer. His music reflects the influence of César Franck and also suggests Debussy. Of his…

Seton, Ernest Thompson

(Encyclopedia) Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, American writer and artist, b. England. His name was originally Ernest Seton Thompson. His stories and paintings of wildlife, especially Wild Animals…

1951 Tony Awards

PlayThe Rose TattooMusicalGuys and DollsActor—PlayClaude Rains, Darkness at NoonActress—PlayUta Hagen, The Country GirlSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayEli Wallach, The Rose TattooSupporting…

Ernest Gross Biography

Ernest GrossAge: 92 influential American diplomat and lawyer. He held key positions in the State Department and the U.N. during the Cold War and took significant actions against genocide and…

Ernest Gallo Biography

vinterDied: March 6, 2007 (Modesto, California) Best Known as: vintner With little more than a high-school education, Gallo created one of the world's…

Brewer's: Duke Ernest

(See Ernest.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Duke HumphreyDuke Coombe A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Ernest Hemingway Biography

Ernest HemingwaynovelistBorn: 7/21/1899Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short-story writer considered spokesman of the “lost generation.” His works, which…

Ernest Borgnine Biography

Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Effron Borgnine)actorBorn: 1/24/1917Birthplace: Hamden, Connecticut A heavy-set veteran character actor with more than 70 movies to his credit, he earned acclaim as the lonely…

Ernest H. Volwiler

Ernest H. Volwiler Born: 1893 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio Thio-barbituric acid derivatives—Volwiler and Tabern came up…