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Mary Decker Slaney

Mary Decker SlaneyBorn: Aug. 4, 1958U.S. middle distance runner has held 7 separate American track & field records from the 800 to 10,000 meters; won both 1,500 and 3,000 meters at 1983…

Mary Steenburgen Biography

Mary Steenburgen actressBorn: 2/8/1953Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas This appealing, versatile actress won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard (1980). She also appeared in Ragtime…

Amundsen Sea

(Encyclopedia) Amundsen Sea, arm of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, bordered by Thurston Island and Cape Dart. Off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, the sea was named after Norwegian explorer Roald…

Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

(Encyclopedia) Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la MotteGuyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Mottezhän märēˈ b&oomacr;vyāˈ də lä môt güēyôNˈ [key], 1648–1717, French mystic and author of writings…

Savary, Anne Jean Marie René

(Encyclopedia) Savary, Anne Jean Marie RenéSavary, Anne Jean Marie Renéän zhäN märēˈ rənāˈ sävärēˈ [key], 1774–1833, French general in the Napoleonic Wars. He presided (1804) at the trial of the duc…

Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie

(Encyclopedia) Duhem, Pierre Maurice MarieDuhem, Pierre Maurice Mariepyĕr mōrēsˈ märēˈ düĕmˈ [key], 1861–1916, French physicist and philosopher and historian of science. After studying at the École…

Épernon, Jean Louis de Nogaret, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Épernon, Jean Louis de Nogaret, duc d'Épernon, Jean Louis de Nogaret, duc d'zhäN lwē də nōgärāˈ dük dāpĕrnôNˈ [key], 1554–1642, French nobleman. He distinguished himself during the…

Vigée-Lebrun, Élisabeth

(Encyclopedia) Vigée-Lebrun, ÉlisabethVigée-Lebrun, Élisabethālēzäbĕtˈ vēzhāˈ-ləbröNˈ [key], 1755–1842, French portrait painter; pupil of her father, the painter Louis Vigée. She was influenced by…