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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
(Encyclopedia) Bach, Carl Philipp EmanuelBach, Carl Philipp Emanuelfēˈlĭp ĕmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl [key]Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel bäkh [key], 1714–88, German composer; second son of J. S. Bach, his only…Shenouda III
(Encyclopedia) Shenouda III, 1923–2012, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (see Copts), 1971–2012; successor of Cyril VI. Born Nazeer Gayed, he attended Cairo Univ. (B.A. 1947) and the Coptic…Proclus
(Encyclopedia) ProclusProclusprōˈkləs [key], 410?–485, Neoplatonic philosopher, b. Constantinople. He studied at Alexandria and at Athens, where he was a pupil of the Platonist Syrianus, whom he…Stokowski, Leopold
(Encyclopedia) Stokowski, LeopoldStokowski, Leopoldstəkŏfˈskē [key], 1882–1977, American conductor, b. London. Stokowski studied in England and at the Paris Conservatory. He was organist and…Rostenkowski, Dan
(Encyclopedia) Rostenkowski, Dan (Daniel David Rostenkowski)Rostenkowski, Danrŏsˌtənkouˈskē [key], 1928–2010, U.S. congressman, b. Chicago, grad. Loyola Univ. (1951). A Democrat, he was first elected…Montessori, Maria
(Encyclopedia) Montessori, MariaMontessori, Mariamärēˈä mōntās-sôˈrē [key], 1870–1952, Italian educator and physician. She was the originator of the Montessori method of education for young children…Agassiz, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, Louis (Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz)Agassiz, LouiszhäN lwē rôdôlfˈ [key] Agassiz, Louisăgˈəsē [key], 1807–73, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist, b. Môtiers-en-Vuly,…Amritsar
(Encyclopedia) Amritsar Amritsar əmrĭtˈsər [key], city, Punjab state, NW India. It is a district administrative center, as well as a trade and industrial city where carpets…García, Manuel del Popolo Vicente
(Encyclopedia) García, Manuel del Popolo VicenteGarcía, Manuel del Popolo Vicentemänwĕlˈ dĕl pōpōˈlō vēthānˈtā gärthēˈä [key], 1775–1832, Spanish tenor, teacher, impresario, and composer. He was the…Gabo, Naum
(Encyclopedia) Gabo, NaumGabo, Naumnoum gäˈbō [key], 1890–1977, Russian sculptor, architect, theorist, and teacher, brother of Antoine Pevsner. Gabo lived in Munich and Norway until the end of the…Trending
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