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Treat, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Treat, Robert, 1622?–1710, American colonial governor of Connecticut, b. England. He was taken to America when a child; his father was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn., and a…school
(Encyclopedia) school, term commonly referring to institutions of pre-college formal education. It also properly includes colleges, universities, and many types of special training establishments (…Ballard, J. G.
(Encyclopedia) Ballard, J. G. (James Graham Ballard)Ballard, J. G.bălˈərd [key], 1930–2009, English writer, mainly of dystopian science fiction. Born to English parents in Shanghai, he was torn from…Rosenquist, James
(Encyclopedia) Rosenquist, James, 1933–2017, American painter, b. Grand Forks, N.Dak., studied Univ. of Minnesota (1952–54), Art Students League, New York City (1955). An important figure in the pop…Saint James, Margaret Jean
(Encyclopedia) Saint James, Margaret Jean, 1937-2021, American sex-work rights advocate, b. Bellingham, Wa. Saint James married shortly after…Starr, Belle
(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…Sharpton, Rev. Al
(Encyclopedia) Sharpton, Rev. Al (Alfred Charles Sharpton), 1954- , African-American minister and civil rights activist, b, Brownsville, Brooklyn, N.…Sarto, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia) Sarto, Andrea delSarto, Andrea deländrĕˈä dĕl särˈtō [key], 1486–1531, Florentine painter of the High Renaissance. He painted chiefly religious subjects. In 1509 he was commissioned by…Perrot, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Perrot, NicolasPerrot, Nicolasnēkôläˈ [key]Perrot, Nicolas pĕrōˈ [key], 1644–c.1718, French explorer in Canada and the Old Northwest. He came to New France as a child and, in service…Kertész, Imre
(Encyclopedia) Kertész, ImreKertész, Imreĭmˈrĕ [key]Kertész, Imre kĕrtĕshˈ [key], 1929–2016, Hungarian novelist, b. Budapest. Of Jewish descent, as a teenager Kertész spent two years in the Auschwitz…Trending
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