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Patinir, Joachim de
(Encyclopedia) Patinir, Patenier, or Patiner, Joachim dePatinir, Patenier, or Patiner, Joachim deall: yōˈäkhĭm də pätĭnērˈ [key], d. 1524, Flemish landscape and religious painter. He probably studied…Thomas Beverley EVANS, Jr., Congress, DE (1931)
EVANS Thomas Beverley, Jr. , A Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del., 1936-…Martins, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Martins, Peter, 1946–, Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. He studied at the School of the Royal Danish Ballet and performed with its company (1965–69). In 1969 he joined the New…Lucas van Leyden
(Encyclopedia) Lucas van LeydenLucas van Leydenlüˈkäs vän līˈdən [key], 1494–1533, Dutch historical and genre painter and engraver. With Lucas, Dutch painting of scenes from daily life may be said to…Taylor, Richard Edward
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Richard Edward, 1930–2018, Canadian experimental physicist. He was associated primarily with Stanford, where he received his doctorate (1962) and helped build and then worked—…translation
(Encyclopedia) translation [Lat.,=carrying across], the rendering of a text into another language. Applied to literature, the term connotes the art of recomposing a work in another language without…Pelagianism
(Encyclopedia) PelagianismPelagianismpəlāˈjənĭzəm [key], Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was…New York City Ballet
(Encyclopedia) New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in…Mnuchin, Steven Terner
(Encyclopedia) Mnuchin, Steven TernerMnuchin, Steven Ternermən&oomacr;chən [key], 1962–, U.S. business leader, b. New York City, grad. Yale, 1985. An investment banker, he joined Goldman Sachs in…La Tour, Georges de
(Encyclopedia) La Tour, Georges deLa Tour, Georges dezhôrzh də lä t&oomacr;r [key], 1593–1652, French painter. By 1618 he was settled at Lunéville, in his native Lorraine. He bore the title of…Trending
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