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Richards, Ellen Henrietta Swallow
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ellen Henrietta Swallow, 1842–1911, American chemist, educator, and organizer of the home economics movement, b. Dunstable, Mass., grad. Vassar, 1870. In 1870 she began the…Robinson, Sugar Ray
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (…San Francisco Ballet
(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Ballet, America's first classical ballet company, est. 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet by the dancer Adolph Bolm.…Kisfaludy, Károly
(Encyclopedia) Kisfaludy, KárolyKisfaludy, Károlykäˈroi kĭshˈfŏl&oomacr;dē [key], 1788–1830, Hungarian dramatist, founder of the Hungarian national drama. Kisfaludy traveled abroad extensively…Mazzuchelli, Samuel Charles
(Encyclopedia) Mazzuchelli, Samuel CharlesMazzuchelli, Samuel Charlesmäˈzh&oomacr;kĕlē [key], 1806–64, Italian missionary in America. He was a Dominican. He was ordered (1830) to the island of…Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley
(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, 1689–1762, English author, noted primarily for her highly descriptive letters. She was the daughter of the first duke of Kingston. In 1712 she married…Day, Benjamin Henry
(Encyclopedia) Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810–89, American journalist. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican and opened a printing office in New York City.…Daye, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Daye, Stephen, c.1594–1668, British settler in North America, considered by many to be the first printer in the English American colonies. He came to Massachusetts Bay with his family…Fust, Johann
(Encyclopedia) FustFustf&oomacr;st [key] or Faust, JohannFaust, Johannyōˈhän foust [key], d. 1466?, printer at Mainz. Johann Gutenberg borrowed substantial sums of money from Fust, a goldsmith,…Henschel, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Henschel, Sir GeorgeHenschel, Sir Georgehĕnˈshəl [key], 1850–1934, German-English conductor, composer, and baritone. His first appearance (1877) in England was as a singer, and there…Trending
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