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Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich

(Encyclopedia) Glazunov, Aleksandr KonstantinovichGlazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovichəlyĭksänˈdər kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch gläz&oomacr;ˈnôf [key], 1865–1936, Russian composer, director of the St.…

Jackman, Wilbur Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Jackman, Wilbur Samuel, 1855–1907, American educator, b. Mechanicstown, Ohio, grad. Harvard, 1884. Jackman was a leader of the nature study movement in elementary schools. He taught (…

Olney, Jesse

(Encyclopedia) Olney, JesseOlney, Jesseŏlˈnē, ōlˈnē [key], 1798–1872, American geographer and teacher. His Practical System of Modern Geography (1828), a standard work for decades, revolutionized the…

Fallopius

(Encyclopedia) FallopiusFallopiusfəlōˈpēəs [key], Ital. Gabriello or Gabriele FallopioFallopiusgäbrēĕlˈlō, gäbrēāˈlā fäl-lōˈpyō [key], 1523–62, Italian anatomist; pupil and successor of Andreas…

Black, Greene Vardiman

(Encyclopedia) Black, Greene Vardiman, 1836–1915, American dentist, b. Scott co., Ill. Professor at Chicago College of Dental Surgery (now part of Loyola Univ.) from 1883 to 1889 and professor (from…

Wendell, Barrett

(Encyclopedia) Wendell, BarrettWendell, Barrettwĕnˈdəl [key], 1855–1921, American teacher and scholar, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1877. He taught at Harvard (1880–1917) and lectured at Cambridge and…

Ballet Folklórico de México

(Encyclopedia) Ballet Folklórico de México, Mexico's national dance company. It was founded in 1952 by the dancer, choreographer, and teacher Amalia Hernández. Sponsored by the Mexican government, it…

Quantz, Johann Joachim

(Encyclopedia) Quantz, Johann JoachimQuantz, Johann Joachimyōˈhän yōˈäkhĭm kvänts [key], 1697–1773, German flutist and composer for the flute. In 1741 he became chamber musician and teacher of the…

Barnabas, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Barnabas, SaintBarnabas, Saintbärˈnəbəs [key], Christian apostle. He was a Cypriot and a relative of St. Mark; his forename was Joseph. Several passages in the New Testament relate…

Sarrazin, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Sarrazin or Sarazin, JacquesSarrazin or Sarazin, Jacqueszhäk säräzăNˈ [key], 1588–1660, French sculptor and painter, a founder (1648) and rector (1654) of the Académie royale. He spent…