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Brewer's: Michel

or Cousin Michael. A German. Michel means a dolt; thus the French call a fool who allows himself to be taken in by thimble-rigs and card tricks mikel. In Old French the word mice occurs,…

Michel Mirowski

Michel MirowskiBorn: 1924Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal…

Hertford

(Encyclopedia) Hertford, town, E central England, on the Lea River. Hertford is an agricultural market with light industries, including brewing, flour…

Fra Diavolo

(Encyclopedia) Fra DiavoloFra Diavolofrä dēäˈvōlō [key] [Ital.,=friar devil], 1771–1806, Italian bandit and soldier, whose real name was Michele Pezza. He entered the service of the king of Naples in…

Ventimiglia

(Encyclopedia) VentimigliaVentimigliavāntēmēˈlyä [key], Fr. Vintimille, town (1991 pop. 25,308), Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and the Italian Riviera, near the French border. It is a…

Hoddesdon

(Encyclopedia) Hoddesdon Hoddesdon hŏdzˈdən [key], city, Hertfordshire, E central England. A residential suburb of…

Lea Thompson Biography

Lea Thompson actressBorn: 5/31/1961Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota A professional dancer who trained with the American Ballet Theatre and other prestigious companies, Thompson became a familiar…

Hobbs

(Encyclopedia) Hobbs, city (2020 pop. 40,508), Lea co., SE N.Mex.; inc. 1929. With the discovery (c.1928) of oil and natural gas in the area, Hobbs…

Michel Petrucciani Biography

Michel PetruccianiAge: 36 acclaimed French pianist whose aggressively romantic style of jazz earned him international popularity.Died: Manhattan, January 6, 1999Kim PerrotM - RJohn Pingel…

Michel Stuart Biography

Michel Stuartdancer, designer a member of the original company of A Chorus Line; designed costumes for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine and Cloud 9Born: 1943?Died: 1997Jon Stone1997…