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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Empire of Jenghiz Khan (1227) Jenghiz KhanJenghiz Khanjĕngˈgĭz, –gĭs kän [key] or Genghis KhanGenghis Khanjĕngˈgĭs, gĕngˈgĭs kän [key], Mongolian Chinggis Khaan, 1167?–1227,…Foucault, Michel
(Encyclopedia) Foucault, Michel, 1926–84, French philosopher and historian. He was professor at the Collège de France (1970–84). He is renowned for historical studies that reveal the sometimes…Constable, John
(Encyclopedia) Constable, John, 1776–1837, English painter, b. Suffolk. Constable and Turner were the leading figures in English landscape painting of the 19th cent. Constable became famous for his…Wenders, Wim
(Encyclopedia) Wenders, Wim, 1945–, German filmmaker, b. Düsseldorf. During the late 1960s he attended film school and worked as a film critic in Munich. Wenders first attracted attention with The…Ridgely Torrence: The Lesser Children
The Lesser ChildrenA Threnody at the Hunting SeasonRidgely TorrenceIn the middle of August when the southwest wind Blows after sunset through the leisuring air, And on the sky nightly the…Thomas Riley MARSHALL, Congress, IN (1854-1925)
MARSHALL, Thomas Riley, a Vice President of the United States; born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854; attended the common schools and graduated from Wabash College,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 29, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 28, 1804July 30, 1804July 29, 1804 July 29th Sunday 1804 Sent a french man la Liberty with the Indian to Otteaze Camp to invite the Indians…L'Amour, Louis
(Encyclopedia) L'Amour, Louis, 1908–88, American writer of western fiction, b. Jamestown, N.Dak., as Louis Dearborn LaMoore. He began writing in the 1940s, contributing stories to magazines under the…Drayton, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Drayton, Michael, 1563–1631, English poet. The son of a prosperous tradesman, he received his educational training in the house of Sir Henry Goodere, where he served as page. There he…Smithson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Smithson, Robert, 1938–73, American sculptor, b. Passaic, N.J. After first making modular, serial sculpture, Smithson began to design large-scale earthworks (see land art) in the 1960s…Trending
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