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William Henry HILL, Congress, NC (1767-1809)

HILL William Henry , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Brunswick, Columbus County, N.C., on May 1, 1767; attended the public schools in Boston, Mass.; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

Tournament Results: Women's WTA Tour

LATE 1996FinalsTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-UpScoreNov. 3 Ameritech CupJana Novotna$79,000J. Capriati64 36 61Nov. 3 Ladies Kremlin CupConchita Martinez67,000B. Paulus61 46 64Nov. 10 Bank of…

Cluny Museum

(Encyclopedia) Cluny Museum, 14th- and 15th-century Gothic and Renaissance structure in Paris, built by Pierre de Chaslus, abbot of Cluny, and rebuilt by Jacques d'Ambroise. The site is that of the…

du Bois, Guy Pène

(Encyclopedia) du Bois, Guy Pènedu Bois, Guy Pènegē pĕn dü bwä [key], 1884–1958, American painter and critic, b. Brooklyn, N.Y.; studied under William Chase and in Paris. In New York City after 1906…

Flammarion, Camille

(Encyclopedia) Flammarion, CamilleFlammarion, Camillekämēˈyə flämäryôNˈ [key], 1842–1925, French astronomer and author. He served for some years at the Paris Observatory and the Bureau of Longitudes…

Montparnasse

(Encyclopedia) MontparnasseMontparnassemôNpärnäsˈ [key], quarter of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine River, centering on the intersection of the Boulevard de Montparnasse and the Boulevard…

Picard, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Picard, Jean, 1620–82, French astronomer, noted for having made the first accurate measurement of a degree of the earth's meridian. The figures he established were of great value to…

Pasquier, Étienne

(Encyclopedia) Pasquier, ÉtiennePasquier, Étienneātyĕnˈ päkyāˈ [key], 1529–1615, French jurist and man of letters. After study under Jacques Cujas, Pasquier began his legal career in 1549. Always a…

Miller, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Miller, Henry, 1891–1980, American author, b. New York City. Miller sought to reestablish the freedom to live without the conventional restraints of civilization. His books are…

Kertész, André

(Encyclopedia) Kertész, AndréKertész, Andrékĕrtĕshˈ [key], 1894–1985, American photographer, b. Budapest. His black-and-white modernist photographs often capture small, lyrical, and emotionally…