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Robbins, Jerome
(Encyclopedia) Robbins, Jerome, 1918–98, American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City as Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz. Robbins began his career dancing in musicals (1937). In 1940 he joined the…Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Sir Peter MaxwellDavies, Sir Peter Maxwelldāˈvĭs [key], 1934–2016, English composer and conductor, b. Salford, studied Royal Manchester College of Music and Princeton with…Hewitt, Abram Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Hewitt, Abram StevensHewitt, Abram Stevenshy&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], 1822–1903, American industrialist and political leader, b. Haverstraw, N.Y. He became a lawyer, and friendship with a…Hall, Sir Peter Reginald Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Sir Peter Reginald Frederick, 1930–2017, British theatrical director, b. Bury St. Edmonds, grad. Cambridge, 1953. He directed several acclaimed plays at Cambridge, and one…Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh
(Encyclopedia) Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, 1913–76, English composer. Britten's most characteristic expression is found in his vocal music, much of which was written for his…Shasta, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Shasta, MountShasta, Mountshăsˈtə [key], volcanic peak, 14,162 ft (4,317 m) high, N Calif., in the Cascade Range. Visited c.1827 by Peter Skene Ogden, a British fur trader and explorer…Potter, Beatrix
(Encyclopedia) Potter, Beatrix, 1866–1943, English author and illustrator. She published her first animal stories, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) and The Tailor of Gloucester (1903), at her own…Pärnu
(Encyclopedia) PärnuPärnupärˈn&oomacr; [key], Ger. Pernau, Rus. Pyarnu, city (1994 pop. 51,963), SW Estonia, on the Gulf of Riga. A seaport, it exports timber and flax and is also a beach and…Lortzing, Gustav Albert
(Encyclopedia) Lortzing, Gustav AlbertLortzing, Gustav Albertg&oobreve;sˈtäf älˈbĕrt lôrˈtsĭng [key], 1801–51, German opera composer. Lortzing's first opera was written in 1824. Among his best-…Niebuhr, Karsten
(Encyclopedia) Niebuhr, KarstenNiebuhr, Karstenkärˈstən [key]Niebuhr, Karsten nēˈb&oobreve;r [key], 1733–1815, German traveler in Arabia. He was sole survivor of a party of five (of whom the best…Trending
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