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(Encyclopedia) HarpocratesHarpocrateshärpŏkˈrətēz [key], the Greek name for the Egyptian sky god Horus. He was represented as a small boy with his finger held to his lips and came to be considered…Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge
(Encyclopedia) Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge, 1862–1901, American pianist and composer, b. Edgeworth, Pa., studied in Boston and in Germany. He made his debut as a pianist in Pittsburgh in 1886 but…Rattigan, Sir Terence Mervyn
(Encyclopedia) Rattigan, Sir Terence Mervyn, 1911–77, British dramatist. One of England's most popular and commercially successful contemporary playwrights, he was the master of the tightly crafted “…halitosis
(Encyclopedia) halitosishalitosishălˌĭtōˈsĭs [key], unpleasant odor carried on the breath. It is usually the result of gum disorder, tooth decay, smoking, indulgence in aromatic foods, or a mild…Blankenburg
(Encyclopedia) Blankenburg Blankenburg blăngˈkənb&oobreve;rk [key], Blankenburg am Harz…Hardin, John Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Hardin, John Wesley, 1853–95, American desperado, b. Bonham, Tex. In the lawless violence of the frontier the boy early became a gambler and a gunman, but was able by his shooting…Clark, John
(Encyclopedia) Clark, John, 1766–1832, governor of Georgia (1819–23), b. Edgecomb co., N.C. As a boy he served with his father, Elijah Clarke, in the American Revolution and afterward won distinction…Porson, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Porson, Richard, 1759–1808, English classical scholar, b. Norfolk. A poor boy, he showed such astonishing powers of memory that patrons sent him through Eton and Cambridge. He was…Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
(Encyclopedia) Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896–1953, American author, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1918. She was a journalist until 1928, when she moved to the Florida backwoods,…Scottsboro Case
(Encyclopedia) Scottsboro Case. In 1931 nine black youths were indicted at Scottsboro, Ala., on charges of having raped two white women in a freight car passing through Alabama. In a series of trials…Trending
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