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Makemie, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Makemie, FrancisMakemie, Francisməkĕˈmē [key], c.1658–1708, American clergyman, considered the founder of Presbyterianism in America. Born in Ireland, he studied in Scotland and c.1682…Damas, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Damas, LéonDamas, LéonlāôNˈ dämäˈ [key] (Léon-Gentran Damas), 1912–78, French poet, b. French Guiana. With Léopold Senghor and Aimé Césaire he was one of the first adherents of…Knopf, Alfred A.
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…Bradman, Sir Donald George
(Encyclopedia) Bradman, Sir Donald George, 1908–2001, Australian cricketeer, widely considered the sport's greatest player and one of the world's most outstanding athletes, b. Cootamundra. His 20-…Price, Leontyne
(Encyclopedia) Price, LeontynePrice, Leontynelāˈəntēn [key], 1927–, American soprano, b. Laurel, Miss., as Mary Violet Leontine Price. She studied voice at Juilliard with Florence Page Kimball.…Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
(Encyclopedia) Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton, 1823–96, English poet. Patmore's first poetry, published in 1844, led to an assistant librarianship (1846–65) at the British Museum. His principal…Drayton, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Drayton, Michael, 1563–1631, English poet. The son of a prosperous tradesman, he received his educational training in the house of Sir Henry Goodere, where he served as page. There he…Soutine, Chaïm
(Encyclopedia) Soutine, ChaïmSoutine, Chaïmkhīˈyĭm s&oomacr;tēnˈ [key], 1893–1943, French expressionist painter, b. near Minsk, Russia (now Belarus). He went to Paris in 1913 and joined the…Collins, Wilkie
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…Hansard
(Encyclopedia) HansardHansardhănˈsərd [key], name given to the official record of the proceedings of the British Parliament, named after the Hansard family of printers. Luke Hansard (1752–1828) was…Trending
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