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Robbins, Frederick Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Robbins, Frederick Chapman, 1916–2003, American physician, b. Auburn, Ala., grad. Univ. of Missouri, 1938, M.D. Harvard, 1940. He served on the staff of Children's Hospital, Boston,…

Armstrong, Samuel Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Samuel Chapman, 1839–93, American educator, philanthropist, and soldier, b. Hawaiian Islands, of missionary parents, grad. Williams, 1862. He served in the Union army in the…

Louis II, king of Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Louis II, 1845–86, king of Bavaria (1864–86), son and successor of King Maximilian II. Much was hoped from the handsome, talented, and liberal young prince at his accession, but his…

Ferguson, Sir Alex

(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, Sir Alex (Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson), 1941–, Scottish soccer player and manager. He entered the full-time professional game in 1964, playing for Dunfermline Athletic; he…

Vesaas, Tarjei

(Encyclopedia) Vesaas, TarjeiVesaas, Tarjeitärˈjā vāˈsŏs [key], 1897–1970, Norwegian author. In novels, short stories, and lyric poetry, Vesaas combines insight into human psychology with a…

European

Scoring Leaders Avg1Ernie Els (S. Africa)68.962Colin Montgomerie (Scotland)69.393Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain)69.794Bernhard Langer (Germany)69.88 Nick Faldo (England)69.886Eduardo Romero (…

Rutte, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Rutte, MarkRutte, Markrŭtˈtə [key], 1967–, Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands (2010–), b. The Hague. He studied at Leiden Univ. (M.A., 1992), where he joined the youth…

Strand, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Strand, Mark, 1934–2014, American poet, b. Prince Edward Island, Canada, grad. Antioch College (B.A., 1957), Yale (B.F.A., 1959), Iowa Writers' Workshop (M.A., 1962). Meditative and…