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Steen, Jan

(Encyclopedia) Steen, JanSteen, Janyän stān [key], 1626–79, Dutch genre painter, b. Leiden. He studied in Utrecht and in Haarlem under Van Ostade and Van Goyen, whose daughter he married. His huge…

Walker, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Robert, d. 1658?, English painter, a follower of Van Dyck and favorite portraitist of Oliver Cromwell. His portraits of Cromwell and his family and followers are convincing…

Pham Van Dong 2000 Deaths

Pham Van DongAge: 94 Vietnamese Communist politician who served as prime minister for three decades, including the period of war with the U.S. He oversaw Vietnam's reunification in 1975. Died…

Townes Van Zandt 1997 Deaths

Townes Van Zandt singer, songwriter Van Zandt's spare delivery and melancholy lyrics influenced folk and rock musicians such as Steve Earle, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson,…

Dave Van Ronk 2002 Deaths

Dave Van RonkAge: 65 folk singer whose broad knowledge of jazz, folk, and blues earned him the nickname “Mayor of Greenwich Village.” He is considered largely responsible for the folk revival…

Duong Van Minh 2001 Deaths

Duong Van MinhAge: 85 Vietnamese army officer and political leader who served as a military adviser to President Diem and then led the 1963 coup that ousted him. He is believed to have given…

Nguyen Van Thieu 2001 Deaths

Nguyen Van ThieuAge: 76 former president of South Vietnam (1967–75) who led the country during most of the war against North Vietnam. He began his military career with the Vietminh, but later…

Van HILLEARY, Congress, TN (1959)

HILLEARY Van , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., June 20, 1959; graduated from Rhea County High School, Dayton, Tenn.; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,…

James Van Allen 2006 Deaths

James Van AllenAge: 91 physicist who made the first major discovery of the Space Age—two radiation belts that circle Earth. They were later named in his honor. The belts were discovered when…