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Cresap, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Cresap, MichaelCresap, Michaelkrēˈsăp [key], 1742–75, American frontiersman and soldier, b. Allegany co., Md. A Native American fighter, he was accused by Thomas Jefferson and others…Fujimori, Keiko
(Encyclopedia) Fujimori, Keiko (Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi), 1975–, Peruvian political leader, daughter of President Alberto Fujimori. She attended Boston Univ. and Columbia Business School, then…Gibran, Kahlil
(Encyclopedia) Gibran, Kahlil or KhalilGibran, Kahlil or Khalilkəlēlˈ jĭbränˈ [key], 1883–1931, Lebanese poet and novelist. His family emigrated to America in 1895 and settled in Boston; Gibran moved…Grimké, Archibald Henry
(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849–1930, African-American author and crusader for black advancement, b. near Charleston, S.C. The son of a white father and a slave mother, he was graduated…Vendler, Helen Hennessy
(Encyclopedia) Vendler, Helen Hennessy, 1933–, American poetry critic, b. Boston, Ph.D. Harvard, 1960. One of America's most lucid critics of poetry, uniquely adept at close reading, she is also…Canton, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Canton. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,098), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a…Busoni, Ferruccio Benvenuto
(Encyclopedia) Busoni, Ferruccio BenvenutoBusoni, Ferruccio Benvenutofār-r&oomacr;tˈchō bānvān&oomacr;ˈtō b&oomacr;zōˈnē [key], 1866–1924, Italian pianist and composer. A child prodigy,…Thomas, Michael Tilson
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Michael Tilson, 1944–, American conductor, composer, and pianist, b. Hollywood, Calif. A musical prodigy, he won Tanglewood's Koussevitsky Prize at 24 and shortly thereafter (…Willis, Nathaniel Parker
(Encyclopedia) Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806–67, American author, b. Portland, Maine, grad. Yale, 1827. He was editor of the periodical the Legendary and later of the Token before founding (1829)…Wise, John
(Encyclopedia) Wise, John, 1652–1725, American clergyman, exponent of the democratic principles of modern Congregationalism, b. Roxbury, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1673. He was pastor at Ipswich, Mass.,…Trending
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