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Albert Wolff 1998 Deaths
Albert WolffAge: 95 federal law enforment agent who combated the illegal operations of Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago, as one of Eliot Ness's incorruptible “Untouchables.” Died: March…Mariatta Wolff 2002 Deaths
Mariatta WolffAge: 83 novelist whose gritty first novel, Whistle Stop, was considered one of the best books of 1941. It was adapted for film and starred George Raft and Ava Gardner. She wrote…Bliss, Sir Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Sir Arthur, 1891–1975, English composer. Bliss's teachers included Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953.…monism
(Encyclopedia) monismmonismmōˈnĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=belief in one], in metaphysics, term introduced in the 18th cent. by Christian von Wolff for any theory that explains all phenomena by one unifying…Smollett, Tobias George
(Encyclopedia) Smollett, Tobias GeorgeSmollett, Tobias Georgesmŏlˈĭt [key], 1721–71, Scottish novelist. After studying at Glasgow he came to London in 1739. Failing to get his tragedy The Regicide…Fried, Alfred Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Fried, Alfred HermannFried, Alfred Hermannälˈfrāt hĕrˈmän frēt [key], 1864–1921, Austrian pacifist. He moved to Berlin, where he was a bookseller and a writer. Influenced by Bertha von…Wickram, Jörg
(Encyclopedia) Wickram, JörgWickram, Jörgyörk vĭkˈräm [key], c.1505–62, German writer. Wickram wrote Meisterlieder, farces such as Der treue Eckart [faithful Eckart] (1538), biblical drama such as…Elsheimer, Adam
(Encyclopedia) Elsheimer, AdamElsheimer, Adamäˈdäm ĕlsˈhīmər [key], 1578–1610?, German painter. After studying in Frankfurt, Munich, and Venice, he settled in Rome and worked for Pope Paul V. He…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W
Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…Obadiah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Obadiah, short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in…Trending
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