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Katharine
Katharine or Katherine. For some persons thus named, use Catherine.... Read more |
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Katherine (Fowler) Philips
Katherine (Fowler) Philips 1631-64, English poet. Conductor of several literary salons in London, she began the Society of Friendship under the pseudonym "Matchless Orinda." The first collected edition of her poems appeared in 1667.... Read more |
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Anna Katherine Green
Anna Katherine Green 1846-1935, American detective-story writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Ripley Female College, Poultney, Vt., 1867. Of her many thrillers, characterized by logical construction and a knowledge of criminal law, The Leavenworth Case (1878) is the best known.... Read more |
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Katherine S. Dreier
Dreier, Katherine S. (1877–1952). American painter, patron, and collector, a wealthy heiress remembered chiefly for her missionary zeal in promoting modern art in the USA. She was born in New York, the daughter of immigrant German parents, and studied at the Brooklyn Art Students League and... Read more |
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Katherine
Katherine ♀ English form of the name of a saint martyred at Alexandria in 307. The story has it that she was condemned to be broken on the wheel for her Christian belief. However, the wheel miraculously fell apart, and so she was beheaded instead. There were many elaborations on this story,... Read more |
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Katherine Applegate
Applegate, Katherine 1956- (K.A. Applegate)PersonalBorn 1956, in MI; married; children: two children. Hobbies and other interests: Playing the cello, traveling, reading, gardening, her pet cats.AddressesHome—Chapel Hill, NC.CareerWriter.Awards, HonorsGolden Kite Award, Society of Children's Book... Read more |
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Michael Field
Michael Field pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846-1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862-1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works, including lyrics and poetic tragedies. Although their work was praised by such contemporaries as Robert Browning and... Read more |
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Catriona
Catriona ♀ Anglicized form of the Gaelic names Ca(i)trìona (Scottish) and Caitríona (Irish), which are themselves forms of Katherine. As the accents show, it is stressed on the second i. The name is now also used elsewhere in the English-speaking world, although it is still... Read more |
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Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter 1890-1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story. Her first book of stories, Flowering Judas (1930), received immediate recognition and critical acclaim. It was followed by Pale Horse, Pale... Read more |
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Clemence Dane
Clemence Dane pseud. of Winifred Ashton, 1888-1965, English novelist and playwright. She was an artist, teacher, and actress before she turned to writing. Her first novel, A Regiment of Women (1917), is a compelling study of the hothouse emotional life in a girls' school. Legend (1919),... Read more |
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Starchitect of the Second Empire ; In show at Beaux Arts, Garnier emerges as...
KATHERINE KNORR International Herald Tribune 11...Second Empire ; In show at Beaux Arts, Garnier emerges as more than builder of the OperaByline: KATHERINE KNORRSection: ReviewType: NewsCharles Garnier emerges as much more than the builder... |
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NAPF seeks justification for Glaxo's plans to increase Garnier's pay
...the "quantum reward" for Jean-Pierre Garnier as other institutional shareholders also...letter outlined the need to increase Mr Garnier's pay, bonus shares and options package...maintain its long-term prospects. Mr Garnier became the company's chief executive... |
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...Davis, Luella F., 92, Valparaiso Dillard, Andrew, 91, East Chicago Francis, Joshua J., 21, Valparaiso Garnier, Katherine, 84, Milwaukee Hearne, James A., 56, Gary Henry, Helen, 95, Chesterton Hood, Carolyn Ann, 69 Huwig... |
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Trouble on the Cote d'Azur
...Meanwhile property troubleshooter on the Riviera Katherine Garnier is still busy handling more mundane matters: she...for sale, but not on the open market. She's at Katherine-McCrea Garnier, info@katherine- garnier.com |
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POST DEBATE: Emotive issue with no definite right or wrong; John Prescott's...
Byline: Katherine Courts Brian pulls into his drive after a hard day at work when he is...This number now seems to be levelling off. Last week, Jean-Pierre Garnier, the chief executive of Glaxo-SmithKline, said the company was spending... |
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Troubleshooter in the sun will help you rent - and sell
...chances of success. Enter Cote dAzur troubleshooter Katherine Garnier who set up a business in Nice helping holiday homeowners...like Russia, Kazakhstan, India and Scandinavia. katherine-garnier.com pebblessales.com |
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When overseas property goes wrong
...6610707/6788774, www.tmsolicitors.ie FRANCE : Katherine Garnier runs a different kind of troubleshooting agency than...bought can run into countless unexpected problems. Garnier, for example, called herself "the queen of fuites... |
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From front of house to property manager-sur-mer
...Customer service is something Katherine Garnier knows a lot about: as Patrick...eye on their holiday villa. Katherine lived in Nice for about 10 years...subnormal if you can't." But Katherine can, fluently, and she had... |
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A spirited flash in the pan
...and musician was launched in Odessa Restaurant in Dublin this week. He's "a wild spirit", said one friend, Katherine Garnier, who works at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. Lachen Iouani, chef and proprietor of The Old Mill restaurant in Dublin... |
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CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES
...Archibald 3. Margot Shumway, Samantha Byrd 4. Katherine Haimes, Frederique Garnier 5. Christine Perry, Susanne Baker 6. Kendra...Tascherau, Samantha Minc 25. Sarah Sikes, Katherine Taylor 26. Beth Greene, Kendell Donoho |