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Slatkin, Leonard
(Encyclopedia) Slatkin, LeonardSlatkin, Leonardslătˈkĭn [key], 1944–, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Slatkin is known for his interpretations of 20th-century American music as well as of the…Gurdjieff, George Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Gurdjieff, George IvanovichGurdjieff, George Ivanovichgûrjēfˈ, –jĕfˈ [key], 1872–1949, Armenian spiritualist and author. After spending years traveling, Gurdjieff settled in Moscow (c.…Hale, Edward Everett
(Encyclopedia) Hale, Edward Everett, 1822–1909, American author and Unitarian clergyman, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1839. He was the nephew of Edward Everett. The pastor of a church in Worcester, Mass…coureurs de bois
(Encyclopedia) coureurs de boiscoureurs de boisk&oomacr;rörˈ də bwä [key] [Fr.,=woods runners], unlicensed traders during the French regime in Canada. Traders were required to be licensed, but to…Burlin, Natalie Curtis
(Encyclopedia) Burlin, Natalie CurtisBurlin, Natalie Curtisbûrˈlĭn, bərlĭnˈ [key], 1875–1921, American writer and musician, b. New York City, studied music in France and Germany. She was one of the…Ulloa, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia) Ulloa, Antonio deUlloa, Antonio deäntôˈnyō ᵺā &oomacr;lyōˈä [key], 1716–95, Spanish scientist and naval officer. As a young man he went to Peru with a scientific expedition,…Somme, department, France
(Encyclopedia) SommeSommesôm [key], department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital.Somme, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Somme, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising near Saint-Quentin, N France, and flowing generally NW past Amiens into the English Channel; connected by canal with the Scheldt and Oise…Rhône, department, France
(Encyclopedia) RhôneRhônerōn [key], department (1990 pop. 1,516,500), E central France, in parts of Beaujolais and Lyonnais. Lyons is the capital.Ré, island, France
(Encyclopedia) RéRérā [key], island (1991 pop. 13,973), 33 sq mi (85 sq km), Charente-Maritime dept., off La Rochelle, W France, in the Bay of Biscay. The island is largely agricultural; it has…Trending
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