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Anguier, François
(Encyclopedia) Anguier, FrançoisAnguier, FrançoisfräNswäˈ äNgyāˈ [key], 1604–69, French sculptor. He is noted for the monuments of the Longuevilles and of Jacques Souvré (Louvre). His most ambitious…Young, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Young, Edward, 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist. After a disappointing political life he took holy orders about 1724, serving for a time as the royal chaplain before becoming…Sforza, Francesco I
(Encyclopedia) Sforza, Francesco ISforza, Francesco Ifränchāsˈkō [key]Sforza, Francesco I, sfôrˈtsä [key], 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded…1976 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1976 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsPop Adult“Afternoon Delight” Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)“I'd Really Love to See You” England Dan and J.F. Coley (Big Tree)“If You Leave Me Now”…2001 George Foster Peabody Awards
ABC News Coverage of Sept. 11, 2001: ABC News, New YorkNational Public Radio Coverage of Sept. 11, 2001: National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.CNN Presents:“Beneath the Veil and Unholy War…Zane, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…barnacle
(Encyclopedia) barnacle, common name of the sedentary crustacean animals constituting the infraclass Cirripedia. Barnacles are exclusively marine and are quite unlike any other crustacean because of…Gratz, Barnard
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, BarnardGratz, Barnardgrăts [key], 1738–1801, American merchant, b. Langensdorf, Upper Silesia. Having worked in his cousin's countinghouse in London, Gratz emigrated (1754) to…Carducci, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia) Carducci or Carducho, BartolomeoCarducci or Carducho, Bartolomeobärtōlōmĕˈō kärd&oomacr;tˈchē, kärd&oomacr;ˈkō [key], 1560–1638, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect in…Páez, José Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Páez, José AntonioPáez, José Antoniohōsāˈ äntōˈnyō päˈās [key], 1790–1873, Venezuelan revolutionist, president, and caudillo. He boldly led (1810–19) a band of llaneros [plainsmen] in…Trending
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