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Crawford, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Crawford, Thomas, 1813–57, American sculptor, b. New York City. He was apprenticed to a wood carver and later worked for a firm of tombstone cutters. He achieved his first success with…

Okubo, Toshimichi

(Encyclopedia) Okubo, ToshimichiOkubo, Toshimichitōˌshēmēˈchē ōˈk&oomacr;bō [key], 1830–78, Japanese statesman. A major figure in the Meiji restoration, he was influential in introducing Western…

Boethus

(Encyclopedia) BoethusBoethusbōēˈthəs [key], fl. 1st half of 2d cent. b.c., Greek sculptor of genre subjects and worker in silver. He was born in Chalcedon and seems to have worked mainly at Rhodes.…

2001-02 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Nagano, Japan (March 15-24) Men's —1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Tim Goebel, USA; 3. Honda Takeshi, Japan; 4. Alexander Abt, Russia; 5. Li Chengjiang, China. Women's…

1996-97 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mar. 16–23) Men's — 1. Elivs Stojko, Canada; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Alexei Yagudin, Russia Women's — 1. Tara Lipinski, USA; 2. Michelle…

1997-98 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Minneapolis, Minn. (March 29-April 5) Men's — 1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Evgeni Plushenko, Russia Women's — 1. Michelle Kwan, USA; 2.…

1999-2000 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Nice, France (March 26-April 2) Men's —1. Alexei Yagudin, Russia; 2. Elvis Stojko, Canada; 3. Michael Weiss, USA; 4. Evgeni Plushenko, Russia; 5. Chengjiang Li, China…