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Milles, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Milles, CarlMilles, Carlmĭlˈəs [key], 1875–1955, Swedish-American sculptor, whose name originally was Carl Emil Wilhelm Anderson. Influenced by Rodin, he studied in Paris from 1897…

Bent, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Bent, Charles, 1799–1847, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. He entered the fur trade of the Missouri River and became one of the mountain men. His interests turned to the Southwest…

Guérin, Jules

(Encyclopedia) Guérin, JulesGuérin, Julesgĕrˈĭn [key], 1866–1946, American mural painter and illustrator, b. St. Louis. His illustrations appeared in leading magazines. He executed decorations for…

Hadley, Herbert Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Hadley, Herbert Spencer, 1872–1927, American lawyer, b. Olathe, Kans. As attorney general of Missouri (1905–9), he successfully prosecuted the Standard Oil Company for violating the…

Teasdale, Sara

(Encyclopedia) Teasdale, SaraTeasdale, Saratēzˈdāl [key], 1884–1933, American poet, b. St. Louis. She wrote several volumes of delicate and highly personal lyrics, including Helen of Troy and Other…

National Road

(Encyclopedia) National Road, U.S. highway built in the early 19th cent. At the time of its construction, the National Road was the most ambitious road-building project ever undertaken in the United…

Hildesheim

(Encyclopedia) Hildesheim Hildesheim hĭlˈdəs-hīm [key], city, Lower Saxony, N central Germany. The city is an…

Hayward, Louis

actorBirthplace: Johannesburg, South AfricaBorn: 1909Died: 1985