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Murasaki Shikibu

(Encyclopedia) Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibum&oomacr;ˌräsäˈkē shēˌkēb&oomacr;ˈ [key], c.978–1031?, Japanese novelist, court figure at the height of the Heian period (794–1185). Known also…

Martinů, Bohuslav

(Encyclopedia) Martinů, BohuslavMartinů, Bohuslavbôˈh&oobreve;släf märˈtĭn&oomacr; [key], 1890–1959, Czech composer; studied at the Prague Conservatory. He played the violin (1918–23) in the…

Inge, William Ralph

(Encyclopedia) Inge, William RalphInge, William Ralphĭng [key], 1860–1954, Anglican prelate and author. He was fellow of King's College, Cambridge (1886–88), fellow and tutor of Hertford College,…

Chase, William Merritt

(Encyclopedia) Chase, William Merritt, 1849–1916, American painter, b. Williamsburg, Ind., studied in Indianapolis and in Munich under Piloty. In 1878 he began his long career as an influential…

Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofCleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofvĭlˈərz, vĭlˈyərz [key], 1641–1709, mistress of King Charles II of England. She became Charles's mistress…