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Wolpe, Stefan
(Encyclopedia) Wolpe, StefanWolpe, Stefanshtĕfˈän vôlˈpə [key], 1902–72, German–American composer. Of Jewish ancestry, he went to live in Palestine in 1933, but settled in the United States in 1938.…parody
(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…baboon
(Encyclopedia) baboon, any of the large, powerful, ground-living monkeys of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian…Examples of Systematic Classification (table)
(Encyclopedia) Examples of Systematic Classification Common Name Species Name Genus Family Order Class Phylum (Division) Kingdom Humans Homo sapiens Homo Hominidae Primates Mammalia Chordata…Daly, Arnold
(Encyclopedia) Daly, ArnoldDaly, Arnolddāˈlē [key], 1875–1927, American actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He first appeared on the stage in 1892. Inspired by Richard Mansfield's production of The Devil's…Woestijne, Karel van de
(Encyclopedia) Woestijne, Karel van deWoestijne, Karel van dekäˈrəl vän də v&oomacr;ˈstīnə [key], 1878–1929, Flemish symbolist poet and novelist. He also had some reputation as a painter. He…Homo erectus
(Encyclopedia) Homo erectusHomo erectushōˈmō ērĕkˈtəs [key], extinct hominin living between 1.6 million and 250,000 years ago, possibly as late as c.110,000 years ago. Homo erectus is thought to have…Candide: What Happened to Them at Surinam, and How Candide Became Acquainted with Martin
What They Saw in the Country ... What Befell Candide and Marti... What Happened to Them at Surinam, and How Candide Became Acquainted with Martin Our travelers' first day's…Heschel, Abraham Joshua
(Encyclopedia) Heschel, Abraham JoshuaHeschel, Abraham Joshuahĕshˈəl [key], 1907–72, American Jewish philosopher and theologian, b. Warsaw, Poland. He succeeded Martin Buber as director of the…Linton, Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Linton, Ralph, 1893–1953, American anthropologist, b. Philadelphia, B.A. Swarthmore College, 1915, Ph.D. Harvard, 1925. He was (1922–28) assistant curator at the Field Museum, Chicago…Trending
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