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David Mannes
David Mannes , 1866-1959, American violinist, conductor, and educator, b. New York City. Mannes was violinist in the New York Symphony Orchestra from 1891 and its concertmaster from 1898 to 1912. In 1912 he founded the Music School Settlement for Colored People and in 1916, with his wife, the Mannes... Read more
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann , 1875-1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding German novelist of the 20th cent., b. Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann . A writer of great intellectual breadth, Mann developed literary themes that not only delved into the inner self but also related inner problems to cha... Read more
Tom Mann
Tom Mann 1856-1941, British labor leader and socialist. He was an organizer of the 1889 London dock strike, which was an important step in the unionization of unskilled English laborers. Secretary (1894-97) of the Independent Labour party, he helped to organize (1902) the Labour party in Australia.... Read more
Horace Mann
Horace Mann , 1796-1859, American educator, b. Franklin, Mass. He received a sparse preliminary schooling, but succeeded in entering Brown in the sophomore class and graduated with honors in 1819. He studied law, was admitted (1823) to the Massachusetts bar, and practiced in Dedham, Mass., and in Bo... Read more
Heinrich Mann
Heinrich Mann , 1871-1950, German novelist; older brother of Thomas Mann. He was a prolific author; themes of social criticism dominate his works. The Poor (1917, tr. 1917) and The Chief (1925, tr. 1925) deal with regeneration through democracy. The famous Professor Unrat (1905; tr. The Blue ... Read more
James Robert Mann
James Robert Mann 1856-1922, American legislator, b. McLean co., Ill. A Chicago lawyer, he held many local offices before serving (1897-1922) as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was (1910) one of the sponsors of the Mann-Elkins Act, which strengthened railroad-rate regul... Read more
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann , 1929-, American theoretical physicist, b. New York City, grad. Yale 1948, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. In 1953, he and the Japanese team of T. Nakano and Kazuhiko Nishijima independently proposed the concept of "strangeness" to account for certain particl... Read more
Bernard Mannes Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch , 1870-1965, U.S. financier and government adviser, b. Camden, S.C. He grew rich through stockmarket speculation before he was 30. In World War I he advised on national defense and was (1918-19) chairman of the War Industries Board; he helped frame the economic provisions of th... Read more
Dedham
Dedham , town (1990 pop. 23,782), seat of Norfolk co., E Mass., on the Charles River, a suburb of Boston; inc. 1636. Primarily residential, the town has some light manufacturing. America's oldest frame house, the Fairbanks house (1636), is in Dedham, which is said to have had the first public school... Read more
Erica Jong
Erica Jong (Erica Mann Jong) , 1942-, American novelist and poet, b. New York City. She created a sensation with Fear of Flying (1973), a comic, picaresque novel of sex and psychiatry that challenged conventional views of women. Her other works include the poems in Half Lives (1973); the novel... Read more

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Mann, Horace (1796–1859)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education MANN, HORACE (1796 – 1859) Principal...century common school movement, Horace Mann became the catalyst for tuition-free public...sponsored free schools. The zeal with which Mann executed his plan for free schools was in...
Thomas Mann
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thomas Mann , 1875-1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding...the 20th cent., b. Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann . A writer of great intellectual breadth, Mann developed literary themes that not only delved into the inner...
Mann, James Robert
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MANN, JAMES ROBERT James Robert Mann served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 to 1922. Mann, an Illinois Republican, sponsored three pieces of legislation that enlarged the power of the federal government to regulate the economy...
Mann, Sally (b. 1951)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society Mann, Sally (b. 1951) Sally Mann's photographs of her three children, produced between approximately...visual representation of childhood. Rejecting sentimentality, Mann's camera captured scenes tinged with sexuality, danger, and...
Mann, Horace
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MANN, HORACE Attorney, politician, and reformer of U.S. public education Horace Mann transformed the nation's schools. Mann was a gust of wind blowing through the doldrums of nineteenth...
Murray Gell-Mann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Murray Gell-Mann The American physicist Murray Gell-Mann (born 1929) coined the definition "quarks" to describe...of subatomic particles and their forces. Murray Gell-Mann was born on September 15, 1929, in New York City of Austrian...
Horace Mann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Horace Mann The American educational reformer and humanitarian Horace Mann (1796-1859) was enormously influential in promoting...and throughout the nation in the 19th century. Horace Mann was born in Franklin, Mass., on May 4, 1796. He...
Mann, Horace (1796–1859)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society Mann, Horace (1796 – 1859) A prominent statesman, Horace Mann is best remembered as a pre – Civil War educational...Massachusetts system of public education. A statue of Mann stands before that state's capitol today as evidence...
Heinrich Mann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Heinrich Mann The German novelist, essayist, and social critic Heinrich Mann (1871-1950) achieved his greatest success with his critiques of German society. Heinrich Mann was born in Lübeck, northern Germany...
Mann Act
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MANN ACT The Mann Act (18 U.S.C.A. § 2421 et seq.), also known as the...Enacted in 1910 and named for its sponsor, Representative james r. mann, of Illinois, it also was used to prosecute men who took women across...

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Mann, Michael
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MANN, Michael Nationality: American. Born...1967. Family: Married to artist Summer Mann. Career: Directed shorts, commercials...mini-series) (exec-pr) Publications By MANN: articles— "Four-Minute Mile...
Mann, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MANN, Anthony Nationality: American. Born...1957 (marriage annulled 1963); 3) Anna (Mann), one son. Career: Began work in theatre...Dandy in Aspic (co-d) Publications By MANN: articles— Interview, in Cahiers...
Mann, Aimee
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 AIMEE MANN Born: Richmond, Virginia, 8 September...Choice in the Matter," "Save Me" Aimee Mann is a singer/songwriter who is equally adept...Shear, and Elvis Costello. Lyrically, Mann is known for her wry, clear-eyed observations...
Mann, Thomas (1875-1955)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis MANN, THOMAS (1875-1955) German writer Thomas Mann was born in L ü beck, Germany, in 1875 and died...in society. Concerning the question of German identity, Mann began by holding conservative, monarchist, and militarist...
Mann Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MANN ACT MANN ACT. Congress passed the White Slave Traffic Act on 25 June 1910. Commonly known as the "Mann Act" in honor of the bill's sponsor, Illinois Representative James Robert...
Der Letzte Mann
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DER LETZTE MANN (The Last Laugh) Germany, 1924 Director...Bulletin (London), July 1974. "Der Letzte Mann Issue" of Filmcritica (Rome), July 1974...October 1978. Cardullo, B., "Der Letzte Mann Gets the Last Laugh: F. W. Murnau's...
Mann, Tom
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Mann, Tom (1856–1941). Socialist and trade union leader. Born near Coventry and apprenticed as an engineer in Birmingham, Mann moved to London in 1877 and was active in the Social Democratic Federation from...
Mann, William (Somervell)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Mann, William (Somervell) ( b Madras, 1924; d Bath, 1989). Eng. music critic. Ass. mus. critic The Times 1948–...
Mann, Harrington
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Mann, Harrington. See GLASGOW BOYS .
Mann Whitney U-test
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing Mann Whitney U-test See nonparametric techniques .

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Mann's vision; Director focuses on those who stand out from the crowd
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Mann seeks larger digs as growth strategy pays off
Magazine article from: Indianapolis Business Journal; 2/21/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...from often-congested East 82nd Street, Mann Properties has quietly built a commercial...s secondoldest office park has served Mann well since the mid-1980s. But flanked...visibility. So Managing Partner Brian Mann, 37, has brokered a deal to purchase...
MANN WINS BOTH TITLES
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/26/1991; 700+ words ; ...only disappointment for me today. Gary Mann made it a clean sweep, winning boys and girls titles. Third-ranked Mann amassed 147 points to top runnerup No...points. In the boys' division, No. 8 Mann scored 123 points to Hammond's 100...
MANN+HUMMEL, BOSCH AND MICO ESTABLISH FILTERS JV IN INDIA.
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MANN GIRLS EDGE ROOSEVELT
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/29/1990; 700+ words ; ...Roosevelt's Tasha Harris, right, edged Mann's Dierdra Woodley in the 300 low hurdles...s Roosevelt Invitational was over and Mann's girls had beaten the favored hosts...would be pretty close." No. 9-ranked Mann took the title, 94-92. "Horace Mann...
MANN AT IT AGAIN; MINIMED FOUNDER CONSIDERS NEW $100 MILLION GIFT, IPO.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 10/8/1999; 700+ words ; ...Staff Writers MiniMed Inc. founder Alfred Mann, who already has pledged $200 million...scientist told the Daily News on Thursday. Mann also said he probably will take another...specific timetable hasn't been established. Mann, who in February 1998 gave $100 million...
MANN+HUMMEL Produces World's First Plastic Oil Module.
PR Newswire; 8/6/2003; 700+ words ; ...Germany, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MANN+HUMMEL, a major automotive parts supplier...Society of Plastic Engineers Central Europe. MANN+HUMMEL also received two other awards...development manager for liquid filtration at MANN+HUMMEL USA, INC. "The innovation and...
Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering Endows Purdue With $100 Million Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development.(Company overview)
News Wire article from: AScribe Medicine News Service; 3/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering has...a $100 million gift to endow an Alfred Mann Institute at Purdue University. The university...for Purdue. "Through Purdue's Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development...
MANN+HUMMEL Prepared for Clean Diesels.
PR Newswire; 3/10/2005; 700+ words ; ...As a precursor of good things to come, MANN+HUMMEL, has been selected by a U.S...broad range of globally marketed vehicles. MANN+HUMMEL has combined innovative engineering...Wilfried Lehr, managing director of MANN+HUMMEL's Automotive Original Equipment...