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(Encyclopedia) Yen Li-penYen Li-penyŭn lē-bŭn [key], d. 673, Chinese painter, foremost master of the T'ang dynasty. He became the most celebrated court painter of the 7th cent. and held several high…Gordy, Berry, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Gordy, Berry, Jr., 1929–, African-American music-industry executive, b. Detroit. After stints in the army and as a professional boxer,…accounting
(Encyclopedia) accounting, classification, analysis, and interpretation of the financial, or bookkeeping, records of an enterprise. The professional who supplies such services is known as an…July 2021 Current Events: Science and Technology News
Top of Page World News | US News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Science and Technology news…Corinth, Lovis
(Encyclopedia) Corinth, LovisCorinth, Lovislōˈvēs kôˈrĭnt [key], 1858–1925, German painter and graphic artist. He studied in Paris and Munich, joined the Berlin secession group (see secession, in art…Wiesenthal, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Wiesenthal, SimonWiesenthal, Simonvēˈsĕntäl [key], 1908–2005, Austrian-Jewish Nazi hunter, b. Butschatsch, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Buchach, Ukraine). He received (1932) an…De Forest, John William
(Encyclopedia) De Forest, John WilliamDe Forest, John Williamdə fôrˈəst, fŏrˈ– [key], 1826–1906, American author, b. Seymour, Conn. He served in the Civil War, chiefly as a captain. His vivid…Hayashi, Fumiko
(Encyclopedia) Hayashi, FumikoHayashi, Fumikof&oomacr;ˈmēˈkō häˈyäˈshē [key], 1903–51, Japanese novelist and short-story writer. The daughter of an itinerant peddlar, Hayashi was raised in abject…Purchas, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Purchas, SamuelPurchas, Samuelpûrˈkəs, –chəs [key], 1577?–1626, English clergyman and compiler of travel literature, b. Essex. Chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury, he later was…Cole, Nat “King”
(Encyclopedia) Cole, Nat “King,” 1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938 formed the King…Trending
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