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Ostend Manifesto
(Encyclopedia) Ostend Manifesto, document drawn up in Oct., 1854, at Ostend, Belgium, by James Buchanan, American minister to Great Britain, John Y. Mason, minister to France, and Pierre Soulé,…Piltdown man
(Encyclopedia) Piltdown man, name given to human remains found during excavations (1908–15) at Piltdown, Sussex, England, by Charles Dawson. The find led to much speculation and argument. Since they…Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
(Encyclopedia) Géricault, Jean Louis André ThéodoreGéricault, Jean Louis André ThéodorezhäN lwē äNdrāˈ tāōdôrˈ zhārēkōˈ [key], 1791–1824, French painter. He studied with Antoine Vernet and with…Boulle, André Charles
(Encyclopedia) Boulle or Buhl, André CharlesBoulle or Buhl, André Charlesboth: äNdrāˈ shärl b&oomacr;l [key], 1642–1732, French cabinetmaker, the master of a distinctive style of furniture, much…Fields Medal Winners
The Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize of math, has been awarded quadrennially since 1936 by the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematics…Brewer's: Rolling Stone
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Greek: (Erasmus: Proverbs; Assiduitas.) Latin: Saxum volutum non obducitur musco (or Saxum volubile etc.) Planta quae saepius transfertus non coalescit. (…Leah Rabin 2000 Deaths
Leah RabinAge: 72 widow of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who continued to promote her husband's peace initiatives after his 1995 assassination. Died: Jerusalem, Nov. 13, 2000R - ZJean-…John Tukey 2000 Deaths
John TukeyAge: 85 statistician who won the National Medal of Science in 1973 and is credited with coining the terms software and bit. An early environmentalist, Tukey in the 1970s cited the…Isabel Sanford 2004 Deaths
Isabel SanfordAge: 86 actress who won an Emmy Award for her role as Louise on The Jeffersons. She made her film debut in 1967's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Died: Los Angeles, July 9,…Françoise Sagan 2004 Deaths
Françoise SaganAge: 69 French novelist who wrote her first book, the best-selling Bonjour Tristesse, about France's sophisticated yet immoral society, at age 19. Died: Honfleur, France, Sept…Trending
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