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Slatkin, Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Slatkin, LeonardSlatkin, Leonardslătˈkĭn [key], 1944–, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Slatkin is known for his interpretations of 20th-century American music as well as of the…

Fontaine, Pierre François Léonard

(Encyclopedia) Fontaine, Pierre François LéonardFontaine, Pierre François Léonardpyĕr fräNswäˈ lāōnärˈ fôNtĕnˈ [key], 1762–1853, French architect. He was known chiefly for the work which, beginning…

Goldstein, Joseph Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Goldstein, Joseph LeonardGoldstein, Joseph Leonardgōldˈstīn [key], 1940–, American molecular geneticist, b. Sumter, S.C., M.D. Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 1966. He worked as a biomedical…

Walter Beaman JONES, Jr., Congress, NC (1943)

JONES Walter Beaman, Jr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Farmville, Pitt County, N.C., February 10, 1943; graduated from Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va., 1961; B.A., Atlantic…

Elijah Pitts 1998 Deaths

Elijah PittsAge: 60 scored first rushing touchdown in the Super Bowl as a running back for the Green Bay Packers where he spent nine seasons before becoming a longtime assistant coach in the…

Fort Leonard Wood

(Encyclopedia) Fort Leonard Wood, U.S. army post, 71,000 acres (28,700 hectares), S central Mo.; est. 1940. It is one of the largest basic-training centers in the United States and also provides…

Jonathan BOURNE, Jr., Congress, OR (1855-1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913 Party: Republican BOURNE Jonathan, Jr. , a Senator from Oregon; born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 23, 1855; attended private schools and…

Limousin, Léonard

(Encyclopedia) Limousin or Limosin, LéonardLimousin or Limosin, Léonardlāônärˈ lēm&oomacr;zăNˈ, lēmôzăNˈ [key], c.1505–c.1577, French painter in enamel, most celebrated member of a family of…