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Chapin, Schuyler Garrison
(Encyclopedia) Chapin, Schuyler GarrisonChapin, Schuyler Garrisonskīˈlər, chāˈpĭn [key], 1923–2009, American operatic manager and cultural impresario, b. New York City. The scion of an old and…Dong, Pham Van
(Encyclopedia) Dong, Pham VanDong, Pham Vanfäm vän dông [key], 1906–2000, prime minister of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam (1954–76) and of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–87).…Fraunces, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Fraunces, SamuelFraunces, Samuelfrônˈsĭs [key], c.1722–95, American innkeeper, proprietor of the historic Fraunces Tavern in New York City. This building at the corner of Broad and…gila monster
(Encyclopedia) gila monstergila monsterhēˈlə [key], venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, found in the deserts of the SW United States and NW Mexico. It averages 18 in. (45 cm) in length, with a…Foster, William Zebulon
(Encyclopedia) Foster, William Zebulon, 1881–1961, American Communist leader, b. Taunton, Mass. An itinerant worker in many different occupations, he was first affiliated with the Socialist party,…Helvétius, Claude Adrien
(Encyclopedia) Helvétius, Claude AdrienHelvétius, Claude Adrienhĕlvēˈshəs, Fr. klōd ädrēăNˈ ĕlvāsyüsˈ [key], 1715–71, French philosopher, one of the Encyclopedists. He held the post of farmer-general…hand
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bones of right wrist and hand, dorsal view hand, terminal part of the forelimb in primates. The human hand consists of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and thumb. In humans and…Bond, William Cranch
(Encyclopedia) Bond, William Cranch, 1789–1859, American astronomer, b. Portland, Maine. He early aided his father in the trades of silversmith and clockmaker in Boston. He soon became an expert in…bonsai
(Encyclopedia) bonsaibonsaibōnˈsī [key], art of cultivating dwarf trees in containers. Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of…Worcester, Thomas Percy, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Worcester, Thomas Percy, earl ofWorcester, Thomas Percy, earl ofw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], c.1344–1403, English nobleman; brother of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. He served…Trending
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