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Cynewulf

(Encyclopedia) CynewulfCynewulfkĭnˈəw&oobreve;lfˌ, k&oobreve;nˈ– [key], fl. early 9th cent.?, Old English religious poet of Northumbria or Mercia. Four poems have been ascribed to him on the…

Dongan, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Dongan, ThomasDongan, Thomasdŏngˈgən [key], 1634–1715, colonial governor of New York, b. Co. Kildare, Ireland. He was appointed governor in 1682, and on the instructions of the duke of…

Bergonzi, Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Bergonzi, Carlo, 1924–2014, Italian opera singer. He began his career as a baritone, debuting in 1948, but he made a second debut as a tenor in 1951 after realizing his voice was…

Wilkinson, Charles Burnham

(Encyclopedia) Wilkinson, Charles Burnham (Bud Wilkinson), 1916–94, American football coach, b. Minneapolis, Minn. He was an all-around athlete at the Univ. of Minnesota and later was assistant…

Bacow, Lawrence Seldon

(Encyclopedia) Bacow, Lawence Seldon, 1951–, American educator and lawyer, b. Detroit, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972, J.D., M.P.P. Harvard, 1976, Ph.D. Harvard, 1978. Bacow was on…

Barbirolli, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Barbirolli, Sir JohnBarbirolli, Sir Johnbärˌbərōˈlē [key], 1899–1970, English conductor and cellist, b. London. After being cellist (1920–24) in the International String Quartet, he…

Clay, Lucius DuBignon

(Encyclopedia) Clay, Lucius DuBignonClay, Lucius DuBignondəbĭnˈyən, dübēnyôNˈ [key], 1897–1978, American general, b. Marietta, Ga. A graduate of West Point and an engineering officer, he held many…

Arlington National Cemetery

(Encyclopedia) Arlington National Cemetery, 420 acres (170 hectares), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; est. 1864. More than 60,000 American war dead, as well as notables…

Brookline

(Encyclopedia) Brookline Brookline br&oobreve;kˈlīn [key], town (2020 pop. 63,191), Norfolk co., E Mass., a suburb…