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Gérando, Joseph Marie de

(Encyclopedia) Gérando, Joseph Marie deGérando, Joseph Marie dezhôzĕfˈ märēˈ də zhāräNdōˈ [key], 1772–1842, French philosopher and political figure. Joining the insurrection in Lyons against the…

Graham, Otto Everett, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Graham, Otto Everett, Jr., 1921–2003, American football player and coach, b. Waukegan, Ill. He was an All-American football and basketball player at Northwestern Univ. before he joined…

Head, Edith

(Encyclopedia) Head, Edith, 1907–81, American costume designer, b. Los Angeles, Calif. She began to design costumes for the motion pictures in the early 1930s, working at Paramount for most of her…

Mehta, Zubin

(Encyclopedia) Mehta, ZubinMehta, Zubinz&oomacr;ˈbĭn māˈtə [key], 1936–, Indian conductor. Son of the violinist Mehli Mehta, founder and conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, Mehta studied…

Chrysippus

(Encyclopedia) ChrysippusChrysippuskrĭsˈĭpəs [key], c.280–c.207 b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher, b. Soli, Cilicia. He was a disciple of Cleanthes and succeeded him as head of the Academy in Athens.…

Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'

(Encyclopedia) Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'Argenson, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d'rənāˈ lwē də vwäyāˈ də pōmē märkēˈ därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1694–1757, French foreign…

Kovalevsky, Sonya

(Encyclopedia) Kovalevsky, Sonya or SophieKovalevsky, Sonya or Sophiekōˌvəlĕfˈskē [key], 1850–91, Russian mathematician. She studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin (under K. T.…

Ficino, Marsilio

(Encyclopedia) Ficino, MarsilioFicino, Marsiliomärsēˈlyō fēchēˈnō [key], 1433–99, Italian philosopher. Under the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici, Ficino became the most influential exponent of…

Warrington, borough, England

(Encyclopedia) Warrington, borough and unitary authority (2011 pop. 202,228), NW England, on the Mersey River and on the Manchester Ship Canal. Manufactures include wire and other metal products,…

Wainewright, Thomas Griffiths

(Encyclopedia) Wainewright, Thomas GriffithsWainewright, Thomas Griffithswānˈrīt [key], 1794–1852, English art critic and criminal. He contributed essays on the arts to the London Magazine under the…