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Fokker, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Fokker, AnthonyFokker, Anthonyfôkˈər [key], 1890–1939, Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer, b. Kediri, Java, as Anton Herman Gerard Fokker. He established aircraft factories in…Wilson, Sir Angus
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Sir Angus, 1913–91, English novelist, b. South Africa. As a novelist, he attempted to delineate a society in which traditional values have lost their force and human…Ohno, Apolo Anton
(Encyclopedia) Ohno, Apolo Anton, 1982–, American speedskater, b. Seattle, Wash. Ohno began his speedskating career in 1995 and by 1997 was America's best short-track skater. In 1999 he became the…Gippius, Zinaida Nikolayevna
(Encyclopedia) Gippius, Zinaida NikolayevnaGippius, Zinaida Nikolayevnazēnīēˈdə nyĭkəlīˈəvnə gēˈpē&oobreve;s [key], pseud. Anton Krainy, 1869–1945, Russian writer. Her St. Petersburg salon was a…Wilson, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Edmund, 1895–1972, American critic and author, b. Red Bank, N.J. grad. Princeton, 1916. He is considered one of the most important American literary and social critics of the…The Three Sisters
By: Anton ChekhovTranslation: Lanford WilsonDirector: Scott ElliottSets: Derek McLaneCostumes: Theoni V. AldredgeLighting: Peter KaczorowskiSound: Raymond D. SchilkeHair and Wig Design: Paul…Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869–1959, Scottish physicist, educated at Manchester and Cambridge universities. He was Jacksonian professor of natural philosophy at Cambridge from 1925…Damrosch, Walter Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Walter Johannes, 1862–1950, German-American conductor and composer; son of Leopold Damrosch. At his father's death in 1885, he finished the season as conductor of the…Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile
(Encyclopedia) Jaques-Dalcroze, ÉmileJaques-Dalcroze, Émileāmēlˈ zhäk-dälkrōzˈ [key], 1865–1950, Swiss educator and composer, b. Vienna, studied at the Geneva Conservatory, at the Paris Conservatory…Healey, Denis Winston Healey, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Healey, Denis Winston Healey, Baron, 1917–2015, British political leader, grad. Oxford (1940). He served in the British army (1940–45), then joined the Labour party and began a long…Trending
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