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Pater, Walter Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Pater, Walter HoratioPater, Walter Horatiopāˈtər [key], 1839–94, English essayist and critic. In 1864 he was elected a fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, and he subsequently led an…North Kingstown
(Encyclopedia) North KingstownNorth Kingstownkĭngˈstən, kĭngzˈtounˌ [key], town (1990 pop. 23,786), Washington co., S central R.I., on Narragansett Bay; inc. 1674 as Kings Towne, divided 1723 into…Maury, Matthew Fontaine
(Encyclopedia) Maury, Matthew FontaineMaury, Matthew Fontainefŏntānˈ môrˈē [key], 1806–73, American hydrographer and naval officer, b. near Fredericksburg, Va. Appointed a midshipman in 1825, he saw…Crashaw, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Crashaw, RichardCrashaw, Richardkrăshˈô [key], 1612?–1649, one of the English metaphysical poets. He was graduated from Cambridge in 1634 and remained there as a fellow at Peterhouse…Chicago, University of
(Encyclopedia) Chicago, University of, at Chicago; coeducational; inc. 1890, opened 1892 primarily through the gifts of John D. Rockefeller. Because of the progressive programs and distinguished…Ferrari, Enzo Anselmo
(Encyclopedia) Ferrari, Enzo AnselmoFerrari, Enzo Anselmoĕnˈtsō änsĕlˈmō fār-räˈrē [key], 1898–1988, Italian designer, manufacturer, and driver of racing and sports cars, b. Modena. Following service…Bond, Julian
(Encyclopedia) Bond, Julian (Horace Julian Bond), 1940–2015, U.S. civil-rights leader, b. Nashville, Tenn. As a student at Morehouse College, he participated in sit-ins at segregated Atlanta…Burlingame, Anson
(Encyclopedia) Burlingame, AnsonBurlingame, Ansonbûrˈlĭng-gām [key], 1820–70, American diplomat, b. New Berlin, N.Y. He became a lawyer in Boston and later (1855–61) a Congressman. Defeated for…Burton, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Burton, Richard, 1925–84, British actor, b. Pontrhydfen, Wales; his original name was Richard Jenkins. A dark, introspective actor with a splendid speaking voice, Burton specialized in…Bel Geddes, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Bel Geddes, NormanBel Geddes, Normangĕdˈēz [key], 1893–1958, American designer, b. Adrian, Mich. as Norman Melancton Geddes. He began his career in 1918 as a scene designer for the…Trending
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