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Van Der Zee, James
(Encyclopedia)Van Der Zee, James, 1886–1983, American photographer, b. Lenox, Mass. The son of Ulysses S. Grant's maid and butler, Van Der Zee opened his first studio in Harlem, New York City, in 1915. For 60 yea...Van Allen, James Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Van Allen, James Alfred, 1914–2006, American physicist and space scientist, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. A graduate (Ph.D 1939) of and professor of physics (1951–85) at what is now the Univ. of Iowa, where...Barneveldt, Johan van Olden
(Encyclopedia)Barneveldt, Johan van Olden: see Oldenbarneveldt, Johan van. ...Nguyen Van Thieu
(Encyclopedia)Nguyen Van Thieu: see Thieu, Nguyen Van. ...Pham Van Dong
(Encyclopedia)Pham Van Dong: see Dong, Pham Van. ...Duong Van Minh
(Encyclopedia)Duong Van Minh: see Minh, Duong Van. ...van de Velde
(Encyclopedia)van de Velde: see Velde, van de. ...Van Doren, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Van Doren, Charles: see under Van Doren, Mark. ...Martin, Agnes
(Encyclopedia)Martin, Agnes (Agnes Bernice Martin), 1912–2004, American painter, b. Macklin, Canada. She moved to the United States in 1931, began painting in 1942,...Roger van der Weyden
(Encyclopedia)Roger van der Weyden: see Weyden, Roger van der. ...Browse by Subject
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