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Viardot-Garcia, Pauline
(Encyclopedia) Viardot-Garcia, PaulineViardot-Garcia, Paulinepōlēnˈ vyärdōˈ-gärsēäˈ [key], 1821–1910, French mezzo-soprano; sister of Maria Malibran; pupil of her father, Manuel García. Following her…Brunschvicg, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Brunschvicg, LéonBrunschvicg, LéonlāôNˈ brünˈshvēk [key], 1869–1944, French philosopher, b. Paris. From 1909 until his death he taught at the Sorbonne. Brunschvicg's philosophy, which…Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte deBuffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte dezhôrzh lwē ləklĕrkˈ kôNt də büfôNˈ [key], 1707–88, French naturalist and author. From 1739 he was keeper…Plath, Sylvia
(Encyclopedia) Plath, Sylvia, 1932–63, American poet, b. Boston. Educated at Smith College and Cambridge, Plath published poems even as a child and won many academic and literary awards. Her first…Superlatives
Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Superlatives More of the Biggest, Fastest, Smallest, Richest, Highest, Driest, Deadliest . . . Don't forget the Guinness World Records site…Simpsons Celebrity Appearances
A look at Simpsons cameos by Chris Warner Related Links The SimpsonsThe Simpsons Quiz for BeginnersThe Simpsons Quiz for ExpertsThe Simpsons HangmanThe Simpsons BiographyMatt…Moby Biography
Moby(Richard Melville Hall)singer, songwriterBorn: 9/11/1965Birthplace: New York City Moby is widely praised for bringing techno music to mainstream American and British audiences. Raised in…Humboldt Glacier
(Encyclopedia) Humboldt Glacier, NW Greenland. The largest known glacier of the Northern Hemisphere, it debouches into Kane Basin along a front c.60 mi (100 km) wide and 300 ft (91 m) high. U.S.…Malraux, André
(Encyclopedia) Malraux, AndréMalraux, AndréäNdrāˈ mälrōˈ [key], 1901–76, French man of letters and political figure. An intellectual with a broad knowledge of archaeology, art history, and…Robbe-Grillet, Alain
(Encyclopedia) Robbe-Grillet, AlainRobbe-Grillet, AlainälăNˈ rôb-grēyāˈ [key], 1922–2008, French novelist and filmmaker, b. Brest. Robbe-Grillet is considered the originator of the French nouveau…