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Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'AntonioBaretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonioj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā märkäntôˈnyō bärĕtˈtē [key], 1719–89, Italian writer and lexicographer. Baretti held various official…Seferis, George
(Encyclopedia) Seferis, GeorgeSeferis, Georgesĕfĕrˈēs [key] (Giorgos Sefiriades), 1900–1971, Greek poet. Educated at the Univ. of Paris, he returned to Greece, where he had a distinguished career as…Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'
(Encyclopedia) Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'zhôzĕfˈ äNtwänˈ br&oomacr;nēˈ däNtrəkästōˈ [key], 1739–93, French navigator. He entered the French navy…Escalante, Silvestre Vélez de
(Encyclopedia) Escalante, Silvestre Vélez deEscalante, Silvestre Vélez desēlvāˈstrā vāˈlāth dā āskälänˈtā [key], fl. 1769–79, Spanish explorer in the American Southwest and Far West, a Franciscan…Foster, John Watson
(Encyclopedia) Foster, John Watson, 1836–1917, American diplomat, b. Pike co., Ind.; grandfather of John Foster Dulles. Foster practiced law (1857–61) at Evansville, Ind., and then served (1861–65)…Conable, Barber Benjamin, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Conable, Barber Benjamin, Jr., 1922–2003, American politician, b. Warsaw, N.Y., grad. Cornell Law School, 1948. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean…Tavernier, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard, 1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a well-known writer/poet, and began his…Whitelocke, Bulstrode
(Encyclopedia) Whitelocke, BulstrodeWhitelocke, Bulstrodeb&oobreve;lˈstrōd hwĭtˈlŏk [key], 1605–75, English statesman. A lawyer and member of the Long Parliament, he was head of the committee…Wieland, Christoph Martin
(Encyclopedia) Wieland, Christoph MartinWieland, Christoph Martinkrĭsˈtôf märˈtĭn vēˈlänt [key], 1733–1813, German poet and novelist. His style, typical of the German rococo, is elegant, satiric, and…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)…Trending
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