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Bauer, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Bauer, HaroldBauer, Haroldbouˈər [key], 1873–1951, Anglo-American pianist. He was first a successful violinist, but in 1892 he studied the piano with Paderewski and then earned…Simsbury
(Encyclopedia) Simsbury, town (1990 pop. 22,023), Hartford co., N Conn.; inc. 1670. Although the town is mainly residential, it produces ordnance, machinery, and chemicals. The Westminster School,…Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Liberal
(Encyclopedia) Liberal, city (1990 pop. 16,573), seat of Seward co., SW Kans.; founded 1888, inc. 1945. It is the trade center for a grazing and farm area. Oil and natural gas are extracted, and…Hope, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Hope, Anthony, pseud. of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, 1863–1933, English novelist. A lawyer, he wrote novels in his spare time. The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), a romantic novel of…Iwakuni
(Encyclopedia) Iwakuni Iwakuni ēwäˈk&oomacr;nē [key], city, Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Aki Sea…Mariánské Láznĕ
(Encyclopedia) Mariánské LáznĕMariánské Láznĕmärˈyänskā läzˈnyĕ [key], Ger. Marienbad, town (1991 pop. 15,382), W central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. It is a world-famous spa, with many curative…Bach, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Bach, Thomas, 1953–, German sports executive, b. Würzberg. A lawyer and businessman, he won a gold medal in team fencing representing West Germany in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Bach…Hayes, Roland
(Encyclopedia) Hayes, Roland, 1887–1976, American tenor, b. Curryville, Ga. The son of a former slave, Hayes studied at Fisk Univ. and with private teachers in Boston and in Europe. As one of the…Brandeis University
(Encyclopedia) Brandeis University, at Waltham, Mass.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1948. Although Brandeis was founded by members of the American Jewish community, the university operates as…Trending
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