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Vos, Marten de
(Encyclopedia) Vos, Marten deVos, Marten demärˈtən [key]Vos, Marten de də vōs [key], c.1536–1603, Flemish painter. He studied with Floris in Antwerp and is said to have assisted Tintoretto in Venice…Rogers, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Carl, 1902–87, American psychologist, b. Oak Park, Ill. In 1930, Rogers served as director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Rochester, New York. He…Ramsay, Allan
(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Allan, 1685?–1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is…Ruggles, Samuel Bulkley
(Encyclopedia) Ruggles, Samuel Bulkley, 1800–1881, American public figure, b. New Milford, Conn. He was a successful lawyer in New York City, but between 1831 and 1851 gave up his practice to devote…Richter, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Richter, LudwigRichter, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key]Richter, Ludwig rĭkhˈtər [key], 1803–84, German painter, illustrator, and etcher; son and pupil of the engraver Karl Richter (…Quellinus, Artus
(Encyclopedia) Quellinus or Quellin, ArtusQuellinus or Quellin, Artusärˈtəs kvĕlēˈnəs, kvĕlˈĭn [key], 1609–68, Flemish sculptor. His allegorical figures decorating the royal palace of Amsterdam are…Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Altamirano, Ignacio ManuelAltamirano, Ignacio Manuelēgnäˈsyō mänwĕlˈ ältämēräˈnō [key], 1834–93, Mexican novelist and poet. Altamirano came from a poor family of indigenous descent,…Gundulić, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Gundulić, IvanGundulić, Ivanēˈvän g&oomacr;nd&oomacr;ˈlĭch [key], or Giovanni GondolaGundulić, Ivanjōvänˈnē gōndəˈlä [key], 1588–1638, Croatian poet. Born in Ragusa (Dubrovnik…Jacquard, Joseph Marie
(Encyclopedia) Jacquard, Joseph MarieJacquard, Joseph Mariezhôzĕfˈ märēˈ zhäkärˈ [key], 1752–1834, French inventor, whose loom is of the greatest importance in modern mechanical figure weaving. After…Nervo, Amado
(Encyclopedia) Nervo, AmadoNervo, Amadoämäˈᵺō nārˈvō [key], 1870–1919, Mexican poet. Known as the “monk of poetry,” he studied for the priesthood but abandoned it for writing. An intimate friend of…Trending
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