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Giustiniani Giustiniani
Giustiniani. Prominent Italian family, branches of which were established in many parts of Italy, especially Genoa and Venice, where they played important roles in politics, literature, and religion. For the arts the most interesting member of the family was the enormously wealthy Marchese ... Read more
Mick Jagger Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger Singer, songwriter, producer In a career spanning more than four decades, Mick Jagger has been characterized in many ways—from rock and roll's most demonic performer to one of its keenest business minds. In addition to his years as front man for what has been called "The World's... Read more
Constance Markiewicz Constance Markiewicz
Constance Markievicz Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) was an Irish nationalist, labor activist, and feminist, who fought against the British in the 1916 Easter Rising but, as a diehard republican, later refused to compromise in the creation of the Irish Free State. The Irish Rebellion of... Read more
Iamblichus Iamblichus
Iamblichus , d. c.330, Syrian philosopher, a leading exponent of Neoplatonism . A pupil of Porphyry, he was deeply impressed by the doctrines of Plotinus. In his own teachings he combined with Plato's ideas many of those of Pythagoras and much that was mystical and even magical, derived from Asia.... Read more
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton 1850-1931, Scottish merchant and yachting enthusiast. After spending several years in the United States he returned (1869) to his native Glasgow and opened a small grocery store. A pioneer in the art of publicity, he rapidly expanded his business and was a millionaire at... Read more
Niccolo Paganini Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini The Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganin (1782-1840) inaugurated the century of the virtuoso and was its brightest star. He laid the foundation of modern violin technique. Niccolo Paganini was born on Oct. 27, 1782, in Genoa of musically ambitious parents. At... Read more
Sir Henry Royce Sir Henry Royce
Royce, Sir (Frederick) Henry (1863–1933). Royce was an engineer whose first large commission in 1882 was to install a system of electric street lighting in Liverpool. Two years later he moved to Manchester and established his own electrical engineering firm. With the advent of the automobile... Read more
Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch [Ger. Deutsch =German], people of E Pennsylvania of German descent who migrated to the area in the 18th cent., particularly those in Northampton, Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Lebanon, York, and adjacent counties. The colony of Pennsylvania, established by William Penn as a refuge... Read more
Antoinette Bourignon Antoinette Bourignon
Bourignon, Antoinette (1616–80), Flemish enthusiast and mystical writer. She tried to found a new ascetic order, but after 1662 she became estranged from mainstream Christianity. She influenced P. Poiret, who published her works.... Read more
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Hacking For years, "hacker" was a positive term that described computer enthusiasts who had a zeal for computer programming. Those who hacked took pride in their ability to write computer programs that stretched the capabilities of computer systems and find clever solutions... Read more

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