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(Encyclopedia) TübingenTübingentüˈbĭng–ən [key], city (1994 pop. 83,553), Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Neckar River. It is a cultural and industrial center; manufactures include textiles,…Vonnoh, Bessie Potter
(Encyclopedia) Vonnoh, Bessie PotterVonnoh, Bessie Pottervŏnˈō [key], 1872–1955, American sculptor, b. St. Louis, studied under Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago. She was Taft's assistant…Flexner, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Flexner, Abraham, 1866–1959, American educator, b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Johns Hopkins, 1886. After 19 years as a secondary school teacher and principal, he took graduate work at…Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr., 1920–2017, African-American lawyer and U.S. cabinet official, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1941, Harvard Law School, 1946. He clerked…Cotman, John Sell
(Encyclopedia) Cotman, John SellCotman, John Sellkŏtˈmən [key], 1782–1842, English landscape painter and etcher. He was a leading representative of the Norwich school. Cotman studied in London and in…guide dog
(Encyclopedia) guide dog, a dog trained to lead a blind person. The first school for training such dogs was established by the German government after World War I for the benefit of blinded veterans…Stone, Harlan Fiske
(Encyclopedia) Stone, Harlan Fiske, 1872–1946, American jurist, 12th chief justice of the United States (1941–46), b. Chesterfield, N.H. A graduate (1898) of Columbia Univ. law school, he was…Worcester, city, England
(Encyclopedia) WorcesterWorcesterw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], city (1991 pop. 75,466) and district, Worcestershire, W central England, on the Severn River. The making of porcelain, gloves, and sauces…Weidman, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Weidman, Charles, 1901–75, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Lincoln, Neb. Weidman performed with the troupe formed by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn from 1920 to 1927, when…Hindu philosophy
(Encyclopedia) Hindu philosophy, the philosophical speculations and systems of India that have their roots in Hinduism. Nyaya, traditionally founded by Akshapada Gautama (6th cent. b.c.), is a…Trending
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