Search
Search results
Displaying 471 - 480
Bunche, Ralph Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Bunche, Ralph JohnsonBunche, Ralph Johnsonbŭnch [key], 1904–71, U.S. government official and UN diplomat, b. Detroit, Ph.D., Harvard, 1934. He taught political science at Howard Univ…Büchner, Georg
(Encyclopedia) Büchner, GeorgBüchner, Georggāˈôrk bükhˈnər [key], 1813–37, German dramatist. He was a student of medicine and a political agitator. He died at the age of 24, leaving a powerful drama…Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte deVergennes, Charles Gravier, comte deshärl grävyāˈ kôNt də vĕrzhĕnˈ [key], 1717–87, French statesman. After serving as ambassador at Trier,…Carlotta
(Encyclopedia) Carlotta, Span. CarlotaCarlotta,kärlōˈtä [key], 1840–1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian,…Beck, Julian
(Encyclopedia) Beck, Julian, 1925–85, American theatrical director, actor, and producer, b. New York City. In 1948 he married Judith Malina, 1926–2015, also an American theatrical director, actor,…Sullivan, John Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858–1918, American boxer, b. Roxbury, Mass. After gaining a local reputation in amateur boxing, the Boston Strong Boy, as Sullivan came to be called, toured…Rustin, Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Rustin, Bayard, 1910–87, African-American civil-rights leader, b. West Chester, Pa. He attended three colleges but did not obtain a degree. A Quaker, he was imprisoned as a…Pynchon, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Pynchon, ThomasPynchon, Thomaspĭnˈchən [key], 1937–, American novelist, b. Glen Cove, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1958. Pynchon is noted for his amazingly fertile imagination, his wild sense…protocol
(Encyclopedia) protocolprotocolprōˈtəkŏl [key], term referring to rules governing diplomatic conduct or to a variety of written instruments. Examples of the latter are authenticated minutes of…Pessoa, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) Pessoa, Fernando (Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa)Pessoa, Fernandopĕsˈwä [key], 1888–1935, Portuguese poet, b. Lisbon. He moved to Durban, South Africa, as a child, becoming bilingual…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
