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1961 Grammy Awards

Henry ManciniArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Moon River,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearJudy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland (Capitol)Song of the Year“Moon River,” Henry Mancini and Johnny…

Epaenetus

(Encyclopedia) EpaenetusEpaenetusĭpēˈnətəs [key], in the New Testament, convert living at Rome.

Nicholas III, pope

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas III, d. 1280, pope (1277–80), a Roman named Giovanni Gaetano Orsini; successor of John XXI. As a cardinal he made a great reputation in diplomacy, and he was a close confidant…

Jommelli, Niccolò

(Encyclopedia) Jommelli, NiccolòJommelli, Niccolònēk-kōlôˈ yōm-mĕlˈlē [key], 1714–74, Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school, who worked variously in Vienna, Rome, Stuttgart, and eventually…

Segrè, Emilio

(Encyclopedia) Segrè, Emilio, 1905–89, Italian-American physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Rome, 1928. Segrè was a professor at the Univ. of Rome (1932–36), a researcher at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (…

Persius

(Encyclopedia) Persius or Aulus Persius FlaccusAulus Persius Flaccuspûrˈshēəs; ôlˈəs, flăkˈəs [key], a.d. 34–a.d. 62, Roman satirical poet, b. Etruria. A member of a distinguished family, he went to…

Visconti, Ennio Quirino

(Encyclopedia) Visconti, Ennio QuirinoVisconti, Ennio Quirinoĕnˈnyō kwērēˈnō [key]Visconti, Ennio Quirino vēskônˈtē [key], 1751–1818, Italian archaeologist. He was conservator of the Capitoline…

Eugene III

(Encyclopedia) Eugene III, d. 1153, pope (1145–53), a Pisan named Bernard (probably in full Bernardo dei Paganelli di Montemagno); successor of Lucius II. Before his election he was called Bernard of…

Tigranes

(Encyclopedia) TigranesTigranestīgrāˈnēz [key], c.140 b.c.–55 b.c., king of Armenia (c.96 b.c.–55 b.c.), called also Tigranes I and Tigranes the Great. By an alliance with his father-in-law,…

Epaphroditus

(Encyclopedia) EpaphroditusEpaphroditusēpăfrōdīˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, messenger from the Philippians to Paul in Rome.