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Atkins, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Atkins, Anna, 1799–1871, English photographer and botanist who specialized in images of botanical specimens. The daughter of scientist John George Children, she married John Pelly…Held, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Held, Anna, 1873?–1918, American musical comedy actress, b. Paris. She is remembered for her beauty and charm and for her tempestuous off-stage life. After she had small singing and…Hazare, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Hazare, Anna, 1937–, Indian social activist, b. Kisan Baburao Hazare. He served (1963–75) in the army then, inspired by the teachings of Vivekananda, devoted himself to social causes.…Halprin, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Anna, 1920-2021, b. Wilmette, Il., as Ann Dorothy Schuman. She began studying dance as a child, and then briefly attended the…Dressler, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Dressler, Marie, 1869–1934, American actress, b. Coburg, Ont., Canada. She appeared on stage and in vaudeville before making her first film, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914). Although…Ziegfeld, Florenz
(Encyclopedia) Ziegfeld, FlorenzZiegfeld, Florenzflôrˈənz zēgˈfĕld [key], 1869–1932, American theatrical producer, b. Chicago. The talent manager son of a German immigrant, in 1907 he first produced…Elizabeth, czarina of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1709–62, czarina of Russia (1741–62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She gained the throne by overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI, and the regency of his mother, Anna…Day, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Day, Thomas, 1748–89, English social reformer and author. He supported the American Revolution and the abolition of slavery and was interested in improving the lot of the small farmer…Holcroft, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Holcroft, ThomasHolcroft, Thomashōlˈkrôft [key], 1745–1809, English dramatist and novelist. Sometimes credited with having introduced melodrama to the London stage, he is the author of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Poem On Pastoral Poetry
by Robert Burns On Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His ChainVerses On The Destruction Of T...Poem On Pastoral Poetry Hail, Poesie! thou Nymph reserv'd! In chase o' thee, what crowds…Trending
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