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Knussen, Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Knussen, Oliver (Stuart Oliver Knussen), 1952–2018, British composer, conductor, and teacher, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A musical prodigy, he began to compose at age 6 and studied with,…

Rupert, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Rupert, Prince, 1619–82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of…

kindergarten

(Encyclopedia) kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of…

James V, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia) James V, 1512–42, king of Scotland (1513–42), son and successor of James IV. His mother, Margaret Tudor, held the regency until her marriage in 1514 to Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of…

empiricism

(Encyclopedia) empiricismempiricismĕmpĭrˈĭsĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=experience], philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience. For most empiricists, experience includes inner…

utilitarianism

(Encyclopedia) utilitarianismutilitarianismy&oomacr;ˌtĭlĭtrˈēənĭzəm, y&oomacr;tĭˌ– [key], in ethics, the theory that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its usefulness in…

David Strickland Biography

David StricklandAge: 28 young actor who was best known for his role as a music critic in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. Died: Las Vegas, Nev., March 22, 1999Susan StrasbergS - ZPaul Stuart…

Helen Jepson

Helen Jepsonopera singer, actress soprano with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and '40s; appeared in The Goldwyn FolliesBorn: 1904Died: 1997Paul Jarrico1997 DeathsStuart Jewell

Jon Stone Biography

Jon StoneAge: 65 Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and director. Helped create Sesame Street and its favorite characters. Died: March 30, 1997.James “Jimmy” Stewart 1997 DeathsMichel…