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Gilbert, Grove Karl
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843–1918, American geologist, b. Rochester, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1862. When the U.S. Geological Survey was created in the Dept. of the Interior in 1879…Carte, Richard D'Oyly
(Encyclopedia) Carte, Richard D'OylyCarte, Richard D'Oylydoiˈlē kärt [key], 1844–1901, English impresario. His choice of presentations did much to raise the level of English musical theater. In 1875…Butaritari
(Encyclopedia) Butaritari Butaritari bətärēˈtärē [key], also known as Makin Butaritari…MacInnes, Helen
(Encyclopedia) MacInnes, Helen: see under Highet, Gilbert.Böhm, Gottfried
(Encyclopedia) Böhm, Gottfried,
1920-2021, b. Offenbach-am-Main, Germany, Technical Univ. in Munich (1946).
Böhm’s father, Dominkus Böhm , and…Sophia Charlotte
(Encyclopedia) Sophia CharlotteSophia Charlottezōfēˈä shärlôtˈə [key], 1668–1705, first queen of Prussia, second wife of King Frederick I, daughter of Electress Sophia of Hanover, and sister of King…Scott, Sir George Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir George Gilbert, 1811–78, English architect. Prominent in the Gothic revival, he designed many public structures. He also directed a vast amount of Gothic restoration work,…Gilbert, Cass
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Cass, 1859–1934, American architect, b. Zanesville, Ohio, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Europe. In 1880 he entered the employ of McKim, Mead, and…Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl ofMinto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl ofkĭnĭnˈmənd [key], 1845–1914, British colonial administrator. He…minnesinger
(Encyclopedia) minnesingerminnesingermĭnˈĭsĭngˌər [key], a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love. Originally imitators of Provençal troubadours, minnesingers developed…Trending
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