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Pirandello, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Pirandello, LuigiPirandello, Luigilwēˈjē pērändĕlˈlō [key], 1867–1936, Italian author, b. Sicily. One of the great figures in 20th-century European theater, Pirandello was awarded the…

1996 Women's Olympic Diving Medalists

3m Springboard: 1. Fu Mingxia, CHN (547.68 pts); 2. Irina Lashko, RUS (512.19); 3. Annie Pelletier, CAN (509.64). 10m Platform: 1. Fu Mingxia, CHN (521.58 pts); 2. Annika Walter, GER (479.22); 3.…

K'ang Yu-wei

(Encyclopedia) K'ang Yu-weiK'ang Yu-weikäng y&oomacr;-wā [key], 1858–1927, Chinese philosopher and reform movement leader. He was a leading philosopher of the new text school of Confucianism,…

Women's Olympic Diving

Multiple gold medals: Pat McCormick and Fu Mingxia, Wu Minxia CHN (4); Ingrid Engel-Krämer (3); Vicki Draves, Dorothy Poynton Hill, Guo Jingjing, Gao Min, and Chen Ruolin CHN (2).…

John L. Phillips Biography

Civil Court judgeDied: February 16, 2008 (Brooklyn, New York) Best Known as: Civil Court judge in Brooklyn, New York John L. Phillips was a Civil Court judge in Brooklyn, New York known as the kung…

2000 Women's Olympic Diving

3m Springboard: 1. Fu Mingxia, CHN (609.42 pts); 2. Guo Jingjing, CHN (597.81); 3. Doerte Lindner, GER (574.35). 10m Platform: 1. Laura Wilkinson, USA (543.75 pts); 2. Li Na, CHN (542.01); 3. Anne…

Liu Xiaobo

(Encyclopedia) Liu XiaoboLiu Xiaoboly&oomacr; shoubō [key], 1955–2017, Chinese literary critic, poet, and political and human-rights activist, b. Changchun, grad. Jilin Univ. (B.A., 1982),…

Appreciations of Sun Tzu

The Commentators Apologies for War Appreciations of Sun Tzu Sun Tzu has exercised a potent fascination over the minds of some of China's greatest men. Among the famous generals who are known…