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Freitas do Amaral, Diogo

(Encyclopedia) Freitas do Amaral, DiogoFreitas do Amaral, Diogodēōˈgō frāˈtäs d&oomacr; ämärälˈ [key], 1941–2020, Portuguese political leader. A law professor at the Univ. of Lisbon, he was a…

Zayas, Alfredo

(Encyclopedia) Zayas, AlfredoZayas, Alfredoälfrāˈᵺō säˈyäs [key], 1861–1934, president of Cuba (1921–25). He was one of the leaders of the Liberal party from the founding of the republic and was vice…

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

(Encyclopedia) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, founded 1895; the Cincinnati Orchestra (est. 1872) formed the nucleus of the orchestra. Since 1896 its concerts have been held in the 3,516-seat Springer…

Aranguren, José Luis

(Encyclopedia) Aranguren, José Luis (José Luis López-Aranguren Jimenez)Aranguren, José Luishōsāˈ l&oomacr;ēsˈ äräng&oomacr;ˈrān [key], 1909–96, Spanish philosopher, essayist, and literary…

Nadal, Rafael

(Encyclopedia) Nadal, Rafael (Rafael Nadal Parera), 1986–, Spanish tennis player, b. Majorca. Widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player ever, “Rafa” turned professional at 15. In 2005 he won…

Villaurrutia, Xavier

(Encyclopedia) Villaurrutia, XavierVillaurrutia, Xavierhävēˈār vēˌyä&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈtyä [key], 1903–50, Mexican poet and playwright. Villaurrutia was deeply influenced by Ramón López…

Arte Povera

(Encyclopedia) Arte Povera [Ital.,=poor art], influential art movement that arose in Italy in the late 1960s. It was championed by the Italian art critic Germano Celant, who also named (1967) the…

Rowland, Frank Sherwood

(Encyclopedia) Rowland, Frank Sherwood, 1927–2012, American chemist, b. Delaware, Ohio, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1952. Rowland taught at Princeton from 1952 to 1956 and at the Univ. of Kansas from…

de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguelde la Madrid Hurtado, Migueldā lä mäᵺrēᵺˈ &oomacr;rtäᵺˈō [key], 1934–2012, Mexican public official, president of Mexico (1982–88). As minister of…

McAlister, Linda Lopez

(Encyclopedia) McAlister, Linda Lopez, 1939-2021, American feminist philosopher, b. Los Angeles, Ca., as Linda Lee McAlister, Barnard College (B.A…