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Ruth Bryan OWEN, Congress, FL (1885-1954)
OWEN Ruth Bryan , a Representative from Florida; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 2, 1885; educated in public schools, Lincoln, Nebr.; attended Monticello Seminary, Godfrey, Ill…Libeskind, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Libeskind, Daniel, 1946–, American architect, b. Łódź, Poland. He moved to the United States in 1959, becoming a citizen in 1965. He has held a number of teaching posts, notably at the…Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon
(Encyclopedia) Lorentz, Hendrik AntoonLorentz, Hendrik Antoonhĕnˈdrək änˈtōn lōˈrĕnts [key], 1853–1928, Dutch physicist, a pioneer in formulating the relations between electricity, magnetism, and…Baltic Sea
(Encyclopedia) Baltic Sea, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.163,000 sq mi (422,170 sq km), including the Kattegat strait, its northwestern extension. The Øresund, Store Bælt, and Lille Bælt connect the…2000 Drama Desk Awards
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 14, 2000.Outstanding PlayCopenhagenOutstanding MusicalContact Outstanding Musical RevivalKiss Me,…Brewer's: Cop
(A). A policeman. Cop (A). A copperhead (q.v.). Cop To throw, as cop it here. The word properly means to beat or strike, as to cop a shuttlecock or ball with a bat. (Greek, copto,…Brewer's: Copernicanism
The doctrine that the earth moves round the sun, in opposition to the doctrine that the sun moves round the earth; so called after Nicolas Copernicus, the Prussian astronomer. (1473-1543…hafnium
(Encyclopedia) hafniumhafniumhăfˈnēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Hf; at. no. 72; at. wt. 178.49; m.p. about 2,227℃; b.p. 4,602℃; sp. gr. 13.31 at 20℃; valence +4. Hafnium is a lustrous…Royal Danish Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Royal Danish Ballet, one of the oldest major ballet companies, established at the opening of Denmark's Royal Theater in Copenhagen in 1748. Its ballet school, which trains the group's…Frayn, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Frayn, Michael, 1933–, English playwright and novelist, b. London. After graduating from Cambridge he worked as a reporter and columnist for the Manchester Guardian and the Observer.…Trending
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