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Giacometti, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Giacometti, Alberto älbĕrˈtō jäkōmĕtˈtē [key], 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter; son of the impressionist painter Giovannia Giacometti; b. Stampa. He settled in Paris in 1922, studying w...Tomba, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Tomba, Alberto älbĕrˈtō tômˈbä [key], 1966–, Italian skier. The winner of five Olympic medals, including golds for giant slalom (1988, 1992) and slalom (1988), and silvers for slalom (1992, 1...Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio
(Encyclopedia)Lacalle Pou, Luis Alberto Alejandro Aparicio, 1973–, Uruguayan politican, president of Uruguay (2020–). A lawyer and a member of the conservative National (Blanco) party, he served in the chamber ...Blest Gana, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Blest Gana, Alberto älbārˈtō blĕst gäˈnä [key], 1830–1920, Chilean novelist. He is considered the principal 19th-century Spanish-American realist. Although as a diplomat he spent much of his...Houssay, Bernardo Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Houssay, Bernardo Alberto bārnärˈdō älbārˈtō ouˈsī [key], 1887–1971, Argentine physiologist, b. Buenos Aires. He was a child prodigy, entering college at the age of 9 and becoming a hospit...Ginastera, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Ginastera, Alberto älbārˈtō hēnästāˈrä [key], 1916–83, Argentinean composer, b. Buenos Aires. Ginastera is considered among the most prominent Latin American composers of the 20th cent. His...Topolansky Saavedra, Lucía
(Encyclopedia)Topolansky Saavedra, Lucía: see under Mujica Cordano, José Alberto. ...Lleras Camargo, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Lleras Camargo, Alberto älbārˈtō lyāˈräs kämärˈgō [key], 1906–90, president of Colombia (1945–46, 1958–62). A journalist, he entered politics as a Liberal, occupying many important go...Ferré, Luis Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Ferré, Luis Alberto lo͞oēsˈ älbārˈtō fārāˈ [key], 1904–2003, Puerto Rican politician, governor of Puerto Rico (1969–73), b. Ponce. An engineer (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B....Santos-Dumont, Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Santos-Dumont, Alberto älbĕrˈto͝o sänˈto͝ozh-dümôNˈ [key], 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut. The son of a wealthy coffee grower, he was a flamboyant bon vivant and lived in France from 1891 t...Browse by Subject
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