Search

Search results

Displaying 351 - 360

Morawiecki, Mateusz Jakub

(Encyclopedia) Morawiecki, Mateusz Jakub, 1968–, Polish economist, banker, and political leader, b. Wrocław, grad. Univ. of Wroclaw, 1992, Wrocław Univ. of Science and Technology, 1993, M.B.A.…

Venezuela Claims

(Encyclopedia) Venezuela Claims. In 1902, due to civil strife and to gross mismanagement during the administration of Cipriano Castro, Venezuelan finances were chaotic. Great Britain, Germany, and…

Bibiena, Galli da

(Encyclopedia) Bibiena or Bibbiena, Galli daBibiena or Bibbiena, Galli dagälˈlē dä bēbyāˈnä [key], family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th cent. Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena, 1625–65,…

Sills, Beverly

(Encyclopedia) Sills, Beverly, 1929–2007, American coloratura soprano, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Belle Silverman. Her childhood career as a radio singer (when she was first nicknamed “Bubbles”) led to…

Bancroft, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, Anne, 1931–2005, American actress, b. New York City as Anna Maria Italiano. Her New York stage debut in Two for the Seesaw (1958) was a major triumph. She was acclaimed for…

Ronstadt, Linda

(Encyclopedia) Ronstadt, Linda (Linda Maria Ronstadt), 1946–, American singer, b. Tucson, Ariz. She is known for the clarity and strength of her soprano voice and for the range of song genres in…

The Sound of Music

Music:Richard RodgersLyrics:Oscar Hammerstein IIBook:Howard Lindsay and Russel CrouseSuggested by:The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta TrappDirector:Susan H. SchulmanMusical Director:…

Henry Elbert STUBBS, Congress, CA (1881-1937)

STUBBS Henry Elbert , a Representative from California; born in Nampa, Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881; attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Tex., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla.;…

Notable Female Scientists

Annie Jump Cannon Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…