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Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau , 1826-98, French painter. He was known for his pictures of the weird and mystical. The recipient of many honors, he refused to sell his paintings except to friends. Moreau was professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, where his pupils included Matisse and Rouault. After his... Read more |
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William J. Casey
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Jan Kadar
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Richard Phillips Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynman , 1918-88, American physicist, b. New York City, B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D. Princeton, 1942. From 1942 to 1945 he worked on the development of the atomic bomb. He taught (1945-50) at Cornell Univ. and became professor of theoretical physics at... Read more |
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Christopher Jencks
Jencks, Christopher 1936- BIBLIOGRAPHY Christopher Jencks is among the most widely respected and influential social scientists in the United States. His career has been driven by an interest in economic opportunity and the welfare of individuals at the bottom of the income distribution.... Read more |
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Sir Henry J. Wood
Wood, Sir Henry J. (1869–1944). English conductor. Initially an organist and composer, although he also taught singing for much of his life, Wood studied at London's Royal College of Music. He made his conducting début in 1888; he also helped Sullivan prepare The Yeomen of the Guard and... Read more |
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Richard Whately
Richard Whately , 1787-1863, English prelate and writer. Fellow and tutor of Oriel College, Oxford, he published a witty work aimed at extreme skeptics, Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Bonaparte (1819). In 1822 he gave the Bampton Lectures at Oxford entitled The Use and Abuse of Party... Read more |
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams 1744-1818, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams , b. Weymouth, Mass. She was born Abigail Smith. A lively, intelligent woman, she was the chief figure in the social life of her husband's administration and one of the most distinguished and... Read more |
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Richard Eberhart
Richard Eberhart , 1904-2005, American poet, b. Austin, Minn., grad. Dartmouth (1926) and Cambridge (1929, 1933). He taught at various universities before becoming a professor at Dartmouth (1956-71). His poetry, noted for its lyric simplicity and directness, has as frequent themes the loss of... Read more |
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An interview with Alfred J. Rieber.(From the Editors)(Interview)
...interview Alfred J. Rieber for...the first U.S.-Soviet...of the most influential mentors, colleagues...Below is our "e-interview...questions to Professor Rieber and...responses by e-mall . Born...bachelor's degree at Colgate...embarked on a new career, this ... |
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The Imperial diplomat.(Agony of Choice: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall...
...By David J. Lu. (Lanham...1) David J. Lu, Professor Emeritus at...of Japan's "assimilation...parts of his career living, studying...on Japan's relations...unique and influential life, and...Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini... |