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Maria Goeppert Mayer Biography

Maria Goeppert MayerphysicistBorn: 6/28/1906Birthplace: Katowice (then Germany, now Poland) An accomplished physicist, Goeppert-Mayer made numerous contributions to the field of physics and…

Maria Karnilova 2001 Deaths

Maria KarnilovaAge: 80 actress and dancer who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Golde in 1964 The Fiddler on the Roof. She was a charter of the American Ballet Theater, specializing in…

Maria Chabot 2001 Deaths

Maria ChabotAge: 87 Native-American advocate, photographer, and rancher who started the Indian markets on Santa Fe, New Mexico's Plaza in the 1930s and was a close friend of Georgia O'Keefe.…

Maria Hsia, 2000 News

political fund-raiser and immigration consultant, was convicted in March on five felony counts of illegally arranging more than $100,000 in contributions to the Democratic Party during the…

Maria Grandy 1998 Deaths

Maria GrandyAge: 61 ballet teacher and coach, long associated with the Joffrey Ballet. She was chairwoman of the Dance Notation Bureau. Died: March 27, 1998.Virginia GrahamG - LM. Donald…

María Félix 2002 Deaths

María FélixAge: 87 Mexican actress whose beauty and flamboyant personality propelled her to international fame and icon status. Her credits include Woman Without a Soul and La Generala. Died…

Maria Pintasilgo 2004 Deaths

Maria PintasilgoAge: 74 Portuguese engineer and politician who was the country's first and only female prime minister. Died: Lisbon, July 10, 2004William PickeringM - QSir John Pople

Maria Schell 2005 Deaths

Maria SchellAge: 79 Austrian actress who appeared in dozens of European films before arriving in Hollywood in the 1950s. Her films include The Brothers Karamazov and The Hanging Tree. Died:…

Klaus Maria Brandauer Biography

Klaus Maria Brandauer actor, directorBorn: 6/22/1944Birthplace: Bad Aussee, Austria A successful international star, he first gained acclaim for his performance as an ambitious young actor in…

Deraismes, Maria

(Encyclopedia) Deraismes, MariaDeraismes, Mariamärēäˈ dərāmˈ [key], 1828–94, French feminist. She was a founder (1869) of the first French society dedicated to improving conditions and securing…