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Scotland Yard

(Encyclopedia) Scotland Yard, headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a…

Keith, Sir Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Keith, Sir Arthur, 1866–1955, British anatomist, b. Aberdeen, Scotland, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen, University College, London, and the Univ. of Leipzig. He became conservator…

Sarah Jessica Parker Biography

Sarah Jessica Parker actressBorn: 3/25/1965Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio A versatile performer, she has acted in feature films such as L.A. Story (1991), Extreme Measures (1996) Honeymoon in…

Notable Women in Media

Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

separatists

(Encyclopedia) separatists, in religion, those bodies of Christians who withdrew from the Church of England. They desired freedom from church and civil authority, control of each congregation by its…

Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore

(Encyclopedia) Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron BaltimoreCalvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimoresĭsĭlˈēəs [key], c.1605–75, first proprietor of the colony of Maryland. He received the province in 1632 as a…

Entertainment Bios — P

Al PacinoGeraldine PageJimmy Page Elaine Hiesey PagelsNam June Paik Alan J. PakulaJack Palance Robert PalmerChazz Palminteri Gwyneth PaltrowIrene PapasBonnie ParkerCharlie “Bird” ParkerMary-Louise…

Maxwell, William Keepers, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, William Keepers, Jr., 1908–2000, American novelist, short-story writer, and editor, b. Lincoln, Ill. Educated at the Univ. of Illinois and Harvard, he began his career as a…