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Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818–62, American army engineer, territorial governor, and Union general in the Civil War, b. North Andover (then part of Andover), Mass., grad. West Point,…croaker
(Encyclopedia) croaker, member of the abundant and varied family Sciaenidae, carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes including the weakfishes, the drums, and the kingcroakers (or kingfish). The croaker has…Moreto y Cabaña, Agustín
(Encyclopedia) Moreto y Cabaña, AgustínMoreto y Cabaña, Agustínäg&oomacr;stēnˈ mōrāˈtō ē käbäˈnyä [key], 1618–69, dramatic poet of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. Moreto borrowed and often…Menen, Aubrey Clarence
(Encyclopedia) Menen, Aubrey ClarenceMenen, Aubrey Clarencemĕnˈən [key], 1912–89, English novelist, b. London. The son of an Indian father and an Irish mother, he was a drama critic, theater director…Mayer, Louis Burt
(Encyclopedia) Mayer, Louis Burt, 1885–1957, American movie producer, b. Russia. Mayer began (1907) as the operator of a theater in Haverhill, Mass., gradually gaining control of all the theaters in…Langtry, Lillie
(Encyclopedia) Langtry, Lillie, 1853–1929, English actress, b. Jersey, Channel Islands; known as the Jersey Lily. One of the first English women of elevated social rank to go on the stage, she made…Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Lichtenberg, Georg ChristophLichtenberg, Georg Christophgāˈôrkh krĭsˈtôf lĭkhˈtənbĕrk [key], 1742–99, German physicist and satirist. He taught at the Univ. of Göttingen, where his…Hierapolis
(Encyclopedia) HierapolisHierapolishīərăpˈəlĭs [key], ancient city of Phrygia, W Asia Minor, 7 mi (11.3 km) N of Laodicea and on a plateau 500 ft (152 m) above the Lycus valley (in present-day Turkey…Hampden, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Hampden, WalterHampden, Walterhămˈdən [key], 1879–1955, American actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., whose original name was Walter Hampden Dougherty. He made his first appearance in London in…Tucholsky, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Tucholsky, KurtTucholsky, Kurtk&oobreve;rt t&oomacr;khôlˈskē [key], 1890–1935, German political satirist and journalist. Ranging over a wide variety of subjects and styles,…Trending
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