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Becker, Gary Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Becker, Gary Stanley, 1930–2014, American economist. A professor at the Univ. of Chicago from 1968, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for extending the…Schipa, Tito
(Encyclopedia) Schipa, TitoSchipa, Titotēˈtō skēˈpä [key], 1888–1965, Italian operatic tenor. He made his debut in 1910 in Vercelli. After many appearances in Europe, he came to the United States in…Small, Albion Woodbury
(Encyclopedia) Small, Albion Woodbury, 1854–1926, American sociologist, b. Buckfield, Maine, grad. Colby College, 1876, and further educated in Germany. He was made president of Colby in 1889, but…Oncken, Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Oncken, HermannOncken, Hermannhĕrˈmän ôngˈkən [key], 1869–1946, German historian. He taught at the universities of Heidelberg, Munich, Chicago, and (1928–35) Berlin. He was forced to…Congress of Racial Equality
(Encyclopedia) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), civil-rights organization founded (1942) in Chicago by James Farmer. Dedicated to the use of nonviolent direct action, CORE initially sought to…Hersh, Seymour Myron
(Encyclopedia) Hersh, Seymour Myron, 1937–, American investigative journalist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1958). He began his career (1959) at a local news bureau, then became a wire service…Jagan, Cheddi
(Encyclopedia) Jagan, CheddiJagan, Cheddichĕdˈē jäˈgän [key], 1918–97, prime minister of British Guiana (1961–64) and president (1992–97) of independent Guyana. Of South Asian descent, he was trained…Dunham, Katherine
(Encyclopedia) Dunham, KatherineDunham, Katherinedŭnˈəm [key], 1909?–2006, American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist, b. Chicago. She studied anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago, where she…Jolliet, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Jolliet or Joliet, LouisJolliet or Joliet, Louisboth: jōˈlēĕtˌ, jōˌlēĕtˈ, Fr. lwē zhôlyāˈ [key], 1645–1700, French explorer, joint discoverer with Jacques Marquette of the upper…exposition
(Encyclopedia) exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect…Trending
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