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Sabbatai Zevi
(Encyclopedia) Sabbatai ZeviSabbatai Zevisäbätīˈ zāˈvē [key], 1626–76, Jewish mystic and pseudo-Messiah, founder of the Sabbatean sect, b. Smyrna. After a period of study of Lurianic kabbalah (see…O'Hara, Frank
(Encyclopedia) O'Hara, Frank 1926–66, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1950), Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (M.A., 1951). His poetry is spontaneous, vernacular, witty, personal, and…Friedlander, Lee
(Encyclopedia) Friedlander, LeeFriedlander, Leefrēdˈlăndər [key], 1934–, American photographer, b. Aberdeen, Wash. Influenced by Walker Evans and Robert Frank, Friedlander is known for dense and…Wittig, Georg
(Encyclopedia) Wittig, Georg, 1897–1987, German chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Marburg, 1926. During his career, Wittig was a professor at the universities of Braunschweig, Freiburg, Tübingen, and…Marcuse, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Marcuse, HerbertMarcuse, Herbertmärk&oomacr;ˈzə [key], 1898–1979, U.S. political philosopher, b. Berlin. He was educated at the Univ. of Freiburg and with Theodore Adorno and Max…Vaughan, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, HenryVaughan, Henryvôn [key], 1622–95, one of the English metaphysical poets. Born in Breconshire, Wales, he signed himself Silurist, after the ancient inhabitants of that…Brownell, Herbert, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brownell, Herbert, Jr.Brownell, Herbert, Jr.brounĕlˈ [key], 1904–96, U.S. attorney general (1953–57), b. Peru, Nebr. A lawyer in private practice in New York City (1927–53, 1957–89),…Coaches
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(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1866–1954, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1929–33), b. Quincy, Mass.; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). He practiced law for a brief period in Boston…Kroemer, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Kroemer, Herbert, 1928–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1952. Kroemer was a researcher at RCA Laboratories in Princeton, N.J. (1954–57), and at Varian Associates in Palo…Trending
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