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Macdonald-Wright, Stanton
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890–1973, American artist, b. Charlottsville, Va. Macdonald-Wright was among the first Americans to paint in a totally abstract mode. Together with Morgan…Wright, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Richard, 1908–60, American author. An African American born on a Mississippi plantation, Wright struggled through a difficult childhood and worked to educate himself. He moved…Jehucal
(Encyclopedia) JehucalJehucaljēˈhy&oomacr;kălˌ, jēhy&oomacr;ˈkəl [key], in the Bible, Zedekiah's messenger to Jeremiah. An alternate form is Jucal.Magor-missabib
(Encyclopedia) Magor-missabibMagor-missabibmāˈgôr-mĭsˈəbĭb [key], in the Bible, name given by Jeremiah to the man who put him in the stocks.Wright, Orville
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Orville: see Wright brothers.Wright, Wilbur
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Wilbur: see Wright Brothers.Wright, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Wright, William Henry: see Wright, Harry.Wright brothers
(Encyclopedia) Wright brothers, American airplane inventors and aviation pioneers. Orville Wright 1871–1948, was born in Dayton, Ohio, and Wilbur Wright, 1867–1912, near New Castle, Ind. Their…Van Dine, S. S.
(Encyclopedia) Van Dine, S. S.: see Wright, Willard Huntington.Wright, Frank Lloyd
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, American architect, b. Richland Center, Wis., as Frank Lincoln Wright; he changed his name to honor his mother's family (the Lloyd Joneses). Wright is…