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Platt, Charles Adams
(Encyclopedia) Platt, Charles Adams, 1861–1933, American architect, landscape architect, painter, and etcher, b. New York City. He studied etching with Stephen Parrish and painting, in Paris, under…Tebaldi, Renata
(Encyclopedia) Tebaldi, RenataTebaldi, Renatarānäˈtä tābälˈdē [key], 1922–2004, Italian lyric soprano. She received early musical training at home and at the Boito Conservatory, Parma. In 1944 she…Gurdjieff, George Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Gurdjieff, George IvanovichGurdjieff, George Ivanovichgûrjēfˈ, –jĕfˈ [key], 1872–1949, Armenian spiritualist and author. After spending years traveling, Gurdjieff settled in Moscow (c.…demography
(Encyclopedia) demographydemographydĭmŏgˈrəfē [key], science of human population. Demography represents a fundamental approach to the understanding of human society. Its primary tasks are to…Chamberlain, John
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, John, 1927–2011, American sculptor, b. Rochester, Ind. In the late 1950s, Chamberlain became known for his welded abstract assemblages of smashed automobile parts and…Forrest, John Forrest, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Forrest, John Forrest, 1st Baron, 1847–1918, Australian explorer and statesman. In 1869 he led an expedition to the west of Lake Barlee in search of the missing Friedrich Leichhardt,…Hardie, James Keir
(Encyclopedia) Hardie, James KeirHardie, James Keirkērˈ härˈdē [key], 1856–1915, British labor leader and socialist, b. Scotland. A coal miner, he became a union organizer and in 1888 founded the…Zorn, Anders Leonhard
(Encyclopedia) Zorn, Anders LeonhardZorn, Anders Leonhardänˈdərs lāˈ&oomacr;närd sôrn [key], 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor. Zorn's early and phenomenal popularity was sustained…Wald, George
(Encyclopedia) Wald, George, 1906–97, American biochemist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1932. He spent most of his career on the faculty at Harvard. In 1967 Wald, Haldan K. Hartline, and Ragnar…Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 1933–2021, British architect, b. Florence, Italy, Architectural Association,…Trending
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