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Sinatra, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Sinatra, Frank (Francis Albert Sinatra), 1915–98, American singer and actor, b. Hoboken, N.J. During the late 1930s and early 40s he sang with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands,…Chinese architecture
(Encyclopedia) Chinese architecture, the buildings and other structures created in China from prehistoric times to the present day. Since the late 19th cent. the Chinese have adopted European…Fuller, Melville Weston
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833–1910, American jurist, 8th chief justice of the United States (1888–1910), b. Augusta, Maine. He studied at Harvard law school, and after 1856 he became a…Freyssinet, Eugène
(Encyclopedia) Freyssinet, EugèneFreyssinet, Eugèneözhĕnˈ frāsēnāˈ [key], 1879–1962, French engineer. Freyssinet was noted as a designer of bridges and industrial buildings. He was the inventor of…Gap
(Encyclopedia) Gap Gap gäp [key], city, capital of Hautes-Alpes dept., SE France, on the Luye River…Fray Bentos
(Encyclopedia) Fray Bentos Fray Bentos frīˈbānˈtōs [key], city, capital of Río Negro dept., SW Uruguay, a port on the…Harington, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Harington, Sir John, 1560?–1612, English author. He spent most of his career at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, where he became known for his indelicate humor. His Rabelaisian…Heyden, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia) Heyden, Jan van derHeyden, Jan van deryän vän dər hīˈdən [key], 1637–1712, Dutch architectural and landscape painter. He worked chiefly in Amsterdam. His charming pictures of towns,…Mackenzie, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir William, 1849–1923, Canadian railroad builder and financier, b. Ontario. In the early 1870s he became a railroad contractor. He constructed portions of the Canadian…Kolín
(Encyclopedia) KolínKolínkôˈlēn [key], city (1991 pop. 31,595), central Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Elbe (Labe) River. It is a river port with metal and chemical industries; automobiles are…Trending
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