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Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of, 1550–1604, English poet, b. Castle Heddingham, Essex, educated at Queens' and St. John's colleges, Cambridge. He traveled in Italy, acted in and…Marconi, Guglielmo, Marchese
(Encyclopedia) Marconi, Guglielmo, MarcheseMarconi, Guglielmo, Marcheseg&oomacr;lyĕlˈmō märkāˈzā märkôˈnē [key], 1874–1937, Italian physicist, celebrated for his development of wireless…Marcuse, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Marcuse, HerbertMarcuse, Herbertmärk&oomacr;ˈzə [key], 1898–1979, U.S. political philosopher, b. Berlin. He was educated at the Univ. of Freiburg and with Theodore Adorno and Max…Loewy, Raymond Fernand
(Encyclopedia) Loewy, Raymond Fernand, 1893–1986, American designer, b. Paris, France. He emigrated in 1919, settling in New York City; he became a U.S. citizen in 1938. Known as the father of…Holly, Buddy
(Encyclopedia) Holly, Buddy, 1936–59, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Lubbock, Tex., as Charles Hardin Holley. He performed country…Haggard, Merle Ronald
(Encyclopedia) Haggard, Merle Ronald, 1937–2016, popular and influential American country singer-songwriter, b. Oildale, Calif. The outlaw poet of country music, he grew up in poverty and turned to…Hergé
(Encyclopedia) Hergé, pseud. of Georges Remi, 1907–83, Belgian cartoonist, creator of the cartoon character Tintin. The boy reporter and his faithful fox terrier Milou (Snowy in English translations…Sorokin, Pitirim Alexandrovitch
(Encyclopedia) Sorokin, Pitirim AlexandrovitchSorokin, Pitirim Alexandrovitchpĭtĭrēmˈ ălˌĭgzănˈdrəvĭch sōrōˈkĭn [key], 1889–1968, Russian-American sociologist. Supporting himself as artisan and clerk…Elgar, Sir Edward William
(Encyclopedia) Elgar, Sir Edward WilliamElgar, Sir Edward Williamĕlˈgär [key], 1857–1934, English composer. He received his training from his father, who was an organist, music seller, and amateur…Fowles, John
(Encyclopedia) Fowles, John, 1926–2005, English writer, b. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, grad. Oxford, 1950. A complex, cerebral writer and a superb storyteller, Fowles was interested in manipulating the…Trending
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