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(Encyclopedia) BiedermeierBiedermeierbēˈdərmīər [key], name applied, at first in a joking spirit, to a period of European culture and a style of furniture, decoration, and art originating in Germany…Cable, George Washington
(Encyclopedia) Cable, George Washington, 1844–1925, American author, b. New Orleans. He is remembered primarily for his early sketches and novels of creole life, which established his reputation as…Carson, Rachel Louise
(Encyclopedia) Carson, Rachel Louise, 1907–64, American writer and marine biologist, b. Springdale, Pa., M.A. Johns Hopkins, 1932. Her well-known books on sea life—Under the Sea-Wind (1941), The Sea…Brodsky, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Brodsky, Joseph (Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky)Brodsky, Josephbrätˈskē, brädˈ–, Rus. yôsˈyĭf əlyĭksänˈdrəvyĭch brôtˈskē [key], 1940–96, Russian-American poet, b. Leningrad (St.…1999 Gramophone Awards
Opera (Record of the Year)Antonín Dvorák, Rusalka, Mackerras (Decca)Editor's ChoiceNaxos's British music series Baroque InstrumentalJacquet de la Guerre, Premiére livre, Carole Cerasi (…Corbett, James John
(Encyclopedia) Corbett, James JohnCorbett, James Johnkôrˈbət [key], 1866–1933, American boxer, b. San Francisco. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett won (1892) the heavyweight boxing championship from John L.…Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses
// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…Brewer's: Æginetan Sculptures
Ægine′tan Sculptures Sculptures excavated by a company of Germans, Danes, and English (1811), in the little island of Ægina. They were purchased by Ludwig, Crown Prince of Bavaria, and are…1936 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Results
Class Bantamweight (-123 1/4 lb) Márton Lörincz, HUN Egon Svensson, SWE Jakob Brendel, GER Featherweight (-134 1/4 lb) Yasar Erkan, TUR Aarne Reini, FIN …Muir, John
(Encyclopedia) Muir, John, 1838–1914, American naturalist, b. Dunbar, Scotland, studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin. He came to the United States in 1849 and settled in California in 1868. In…Trending
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