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Daddi, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Daddi, BernardoDaddi, Bernardobārnärˈdō dädˈdē [key], fl. 1312–48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted the delicate…Dole, Elizabeth Hanford
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Elizabeth Hanford, 1936–, American public official, b. Salisbury, N.C., B.A., Duke, 1958, J.D., Harvard, 1965; wife of Bob Dole. A Republican, she held several government…Donner, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Donner, Richard, 1930-2021, American film director, b. Bronx, N.Y., as Richard Donald Schwartzberg. Donner came from a Russian, Jewish…Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia) KhmelnytskyyKhmelnytskyykhmĕlnētˈskē [key], Rus. Khmelmitsky, formerly ProskurovProskurovprəsk&oobreve;rˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 237,000), capital of Khmelnytskyy region, Ukraine…Kryvyy Rih
(Encyclopedia) Kryvyy RihKryvyy Rihkrĭvĭˈ rĭkh [key], Rus. Krivoy Rog, city (1989 pop. 713,000), SE Ukraine, at the confluence of the Inhulets and Saksagan rivers. It is a rail junction, an…Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian
(Encyclopedia) Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian, 1957–, Burkinabé political leader. Following a career in banking, he joined Blaise Compaoré's government, serving as minister of transport and…Lange, David Russell
(Encyclopedia) Lange, David RussellLange, David Russelllăng [key], 1942–2005, New Zealand politician. After receiving his law degree (LL.M., 1970) he fought for the rights of the underprivileged in…Lendl, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Lendl, IvanLendl, Ivanēvänˈ lĕnˈdəl [key], 1960–, Czech-American tennis player. After leading Czechoslovakia to its only Davis Cup championship (1980), he moved to the United States,…Lear, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lear, Edward, 1812–88, English humorist and artist. At 19 he was employed as a draftsman by the London Zoological Society; the paintings of parrots that he produced for The Family of…Fornés, María Irene
(Encyclopedia) Fornés, María Irene, 1930–2018, Cuban-American playwright and director; she emigrated from Cuba with her family after her father's death in 1945. An early experimental work, Promenade…Trending
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