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Van Morrison
Back on TopVirgin Throughout the 1990s, Van Morrison's recordings have been extraordinarily consistent, but there are some signs that complacency may be starting to settle into his work. On…Brewer's: Van
of an army is the French avant, but van, a winnowing machine, is the Latin vannus, our fan. The Spirit of the Van. A sort of fairy which haunts the Van Pools in the mountains of…Van Heflin
Van Heflin(Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.)actorBorn: 12/13/1910Birthplace: Walters, Oklahoma An Academy Award-winning actor whose career spanned 45 years and 57 films, Heflin appeared mostly in dramatic…Van Rensselaer, Kiliaen
(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, KiliaenVan Rensselaer, Kiliaenkēˈlēän văn rĕnˈsələr, rĕnˈsəlērˌ [key], c.1580–1644, Dutch merchant and patroon, b. Amsterdam. He was a wealthy diamond and pearl…Tilden, Samuel Jones
(Encyclopedia) Tilden, Samuel Jones, 1814–86, American political figure, Democratic presidential candidate in 1876, b. New Lebanon, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1841, Tilden was an eminently…Bancroft, George
(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, George, 1800–1891, American historian and public official, b. Worcester, Mass. He taught briefly at Harvard and then at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., of which…Oost, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Oost, Jacob vanOost, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän ōst [key], the elder, 1601–71, Flemish portrait and religious painter, b. Bruges. He spent most of his life in Bruges, with the exception of…Heyden, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia) Heyden, Jan van derHeyden, Jan van deryän vän dər hīˈdən [key], 1637–1712, Dutch architectural and landscape painter. He worked chiefly in Amsterdam. His charming pictures of towns,…Janssens, Cornelis van Ceulen
(Encyclopedia) Janssens, Janssen, or Jonson, Cornelis van CeulenJanssens, Janssen, or Jonson, Cornelis van Ceulenkôrnāˈlĭs vän köˈlən yänˈsəns, –sən, –sôn [key], 1593–c.1662, Dutch portrait painter…Heemskerck, Maarten van
(Encyclopedia) Heemskerck, Maarten vanHeemskerck, Maarten vanmärˈtən vän hāmsˈkĕrk [key], 1498–1574, Dutch painter. His family name was van Veen. He studied in Haarlem under Scorel and in Rome from…Trending
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