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Scharoun, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Scharoun, HansScharoun, Hanshäns shärˈoun [key], 1893–1972, German architect. A member of the expressionist circle, Scharoun used a dynamic, sculptural approach to design throughout…Bettendorf
(Encyclopedia) Bettendorf Bettendorf bĕtˈəndocirc;rfˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 39,102), Scott co., E Iowa, on the…Monroe, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Paul, 1869–1947, American educator, b. North Madison, Ind., grad. Franklin College, 1890, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1897. At Teachers College, Columbia, he was professor of…Brandeis University
(Encyclopedia) Brandeis University, at Waltham, Mass.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1948. Although Brandeis was founded by members of the American Jewish community, the university operates as…Mary Washington College
(Encyclopedia) Mary Washington College, mainly at Fredericksburg, Va.; state supported; chartered 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women; first given its present name in 1938;…Velde, Henri van de
(Encyclopedia) Velde, Henri van deVelde, Henri van deäNrēˈ väN də vĕld [key], 1863–1957, Belgian designer and architect. Beginning as a painter, critic, and crafts designer in Belgium and in France,…Moody, Dwight Lyman
(Encyclopedia) Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837–99, American evangelist, b. Northfield, Mass. He became successful in business in Chicago, where he settled in 1856. His activities there as a Sunday-school…pitcher plant
(Encyclopedia) pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping insects. Each leaf forms a “pitcher,” a somewhat trumpet-shaped enclosure, usually containing a…Marion, IA Census Data
People QuickFactsMarionIowaPopulation, 2003 estimate 28,7562,944,062Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 9.1%0.6%Population, 2000 26,2942,926,324Population, percent change…Marshalltown, IA Census Data
People QuickFactsMarshalltownIowaPopulation, 2003 estimate 25,8602,944,062Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.6%0.6%Population, 2000 26,0092,926,324Population, percent…Trending
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