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Esco Sarkkinen 1998 Deaths
Esco SarkkinenAge: 79 All-American in 1939 on Ohio St. Big 10 championship team and assistant coach with the Buckeyes from 1946-78; cause of death not givenDied: Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28,…Brown Meggs 1997 Deaths
Brown Meggsrecording executive, writer As an executive at Capitol Records in the 1960s, Meggs signed The Beatles. After resigning from Capitol, Meggs went on to publish several novels,…James Mellow 1997 Deaths
James Mellowauthor, critic As literary biographer of the Lost Generation, Mellow chronicled the lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. His works include Charmed…coronet
(Encyclopedia) coronetcoronetkôrˌənĕtˈ, kŏrˌə– [key], head attire of a noble of high rank, worn on state occasions. It is inferior to the crown. British peers wear their coronets at the coronation of…Gillette, William
(Encyclopedia) Gillette, WilliamGillette, Williamjəlĕtˈ [key], 1853–1937, American actor and dramatist, b. Hartford, Conn. His New York debut in Mark Twain's Gilded Age (1877) was shortly followed by…Illyés, Gyula
(Encyclopedia) Illyés, GyulaIllyés, Gyulady&oobreve;ˈlŏ ĭlˈyās [key], 1902–83, Hungarian poet and novelist. Illyés came from a poor peasant family. He was educated in Budapest and Paris and…irony
(Encyclopedia) irony, figure of speech in which what is stated is not what is meant. The user of irony assumes that his reader or listener understands the concealed meaning of his statement. Perhaps…Ciechanover, Aaron
(Encyclopedia) Ciechanover, Aaron, 1947–, Israeli biochemist, M.D. Hebrew Univ.–Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1974; D.Sc. Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), Haifa, 1982. He has been on…Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'
(Encyclopedia) Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and…Arnolfo di Cambio
(Encyclopedia) Arnolfo di CambioArnolfo di Cambioärnôlˈfō dē kämˈbyō [key], b. c.1245, d. before 1310, Italian architect and sculptor. He was Nicola Pisano's chief assistant on the Siena pulpit, but…Trending
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