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De Voto, Bernard Augustine

(Encyclopedia) De Voto, Bernard AugustineDe Voto, Bernard Augustinedə vōˈtō [key], 1897–1955, American writer and editor, b. Ogden, Utah, grad. Harvard, 1920. He taught at Northwestern Univ. (1922–27…

Lecuona, Ernesto

(Encyclopedia) Lecuona, ErnestoLecuona, Ernestoārnāsˈtō lākwōˈnä [key], 1896–1963, Cuban composer and pianist, grad. National Conservatory of Music of Havana, 1913. He appeared as a pianist in Spain…

Ephphatha

(Encyclopedia) EphphathaEphphathaĕfˈəthə [key] [Aramaic,=be opened], in the Gospel of St. Mark, words addressed by Jesus to a deaf-mute as Jesus made him hear and speak. As elsewhere in Mark, the…

Cuba

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cuba Cuba ky&oomacr;ˈbə, Span. k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], officially Republic of Cuba, republic…

Mendieta y Montefur, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Mendieta y Montefur, CarlosMendieta y Montefur, Carloskärˈlōs māndyāˈtä ē mōntāf&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1873–1960, Cuban political leader. He was one of the chief opponents of Gerardo…

Agramonte, Arístides

(Encyclopedia) Agramonte, ArístidesAgramonte, Arístidesärēˈstēdās ägrämōnˈtā [key], 1869–1931, Cuban physician and pathologist, M.D. Columbia, 1892. A member of the medical corps of the U.S. army, he…

Akenside, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Akenside, MarkAkenside, Markāˈkĭnsīd [key], 1721–70, English poet and physician. His chief literary work was the didactic poem The Pleasures of Imagination (1744). Among his other…

di Suvero, Mark

(Encyclopedia) di Suvero, Markdi Suvero, Markdē s&oomacr;ˈvərō [key], 1933–, American sculptor, b. Shanghai. Di Suvero's major works are constructions of massize pieces of steel, huge weathered…

Vuelta Abajo

(Encyclopedia) Vuelta AbajoVuelta Abajovwĕlˌtä äbäˈhō [key] or VueltabajoVuelta Abajovwĕlˌtäbäˈhō [key], district, c.90 mi (140 km) long and c.10 mi (16 km) wide, Pinar del Rio prov., W Cuba, along…

Nuevitas

(Encyclopedia) NuevitasNuevitasnwāvēˈtäs [key], city (1995 est. pop. 52,000), Camagüey prov., E Cuba, on the Guincho peninsula on the north coast. Nuevitas is sheltered by a huge harbor, has two…