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Dickey, James
(Encyclopedia) Dickey, James, 1923–97, American poet and novelist, b. Atlanta. After serving in the air force during World War II, he attended Vanderbilt Univ., graduating in 1946. He was an English…Dionysius the Younger
(Encyclopedia) Dionysius the Younger, fl. 368–344 b.c., tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. Neither…Cimabue, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Cimabue, GiovanniCimabue, Giovannijōvänˈnē chēmäb&oomacr;ˈā [key], d. c.1302, Florentine painter, whose real name was Cenni di Pepo or Peppi. The works with which his name is…Alliluyeva, Svetlana
(Encyclopedia) Alliluyeva, SvetlanaAlliluyeva, Svetlanasvyĕtläˈnä äl-lĕl&oomacr;ˈyəvə [key], 1926–2011, only daughter of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his second wife, Nadezhda Alliluyeva…Almquist, Carl Jonas Love
(Encyclopedia) Almquist, Carl Jonas LoveAlmquist, Carl Jonas Lovekärl y&oomacr;ˈnäs l&oomacr;ˈvə älmˈkvĭst [key], 1793–1866, Swedish writer. He was one of the few Swedish authors developing…Bolton, Herbert Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870–1953, American historian and teacher, b. Wilton, Monroe co., Wis. He taught history at the Univ. of Texas (1901–9), Stanford (1909–11), and the Univ. of…Carducci, Giosuè
(Encyclopedia) Carducci, GiosuèCarducci, Giosuèjōz&oomacr;āˈ [key]Carducci, Giosuè kärd&oomacr;tˈchē [key], 1835–1907, Italian poet and teacher. He was professor of literature at the Univ. of…Caccini, Francesca
(Encyclopedia) Caccini, FrancescaCaccini, Francescafränchĕsˈkä kät-chēˈnē [key] b. 1587, d. after 1641, Italian composer and singer, known as La Cecchina; daughter of Giulio Caccini. For most of her…Castle, Wendell
(Encyclopedia) Castle, Wendell, 1932–2018, American furniture designer, b. Emporia, Kans., grad. Univ. of Kansas (B.F.A. 1958, M.F.A. 1961). Trained as an industrial designer and sculptor, he became…Zoroaster
(Encyclopedia) ZoroasterZoroasterzōrˈōăsˌtər [key], c.628 b.c.–c.551 b.c., religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, founder of Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily…Trending
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