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Bundy, McGeorge
(Encyclopedia) Bundy, McGeorge, 1919–96, U.S. educator and government official, b. Boston. An Army intelligence officer during World War II, he was on the Harvard faculty 1949–61, becoming the…Burbank, Luther
(Encyclopedia) Burbank, LutherBurbank, Lutherbûrˈbănk [key], 1849–1926, American plant breeder, b. Lancaster, Mass. He experimented with thousands of plant varieties and developed many new ones,…Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig or John LewisBurckhardt, Johann Ludwig or John Lewisyōhänˈ l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key]Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig or John Lewis b&oobreve;rkˈhärt [key], 1784–…butoh
(Encyclopedia) butoh [Jap.,=dance of darkness], avant-garde dance form developed in post–World War II Japan. First performed in 1959 by the dancers Tatsumi Hijikata (1928–86) and Kazuo Ohno (1906–…Tarkington, Booth
(Encyclopedia) Tarkington, Booth (Newton Booth Tarkington), 1869–1946, American author, b. Indianapolis. His most characteristic and popular works were his genial novels of life in small Middle…Beatles, The
(Encyclopedia) Beatles, The, English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney,…Tate Gallery
(Encyclopedia) Tate Gallery, London, originally the National Gallery of British Art. The original building (in Millbank on the former site of Millbank Prison), with a collection of 65 modern British…Ward, John Quincy Adams
(Encyclopedia) Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830–1910, American sculptor, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was trained under H. K. Brown, whom he assisted in the execution of the equestrian statue of George…Bouquet, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Bouquet, HenryBouquet, Henryb&oomacr;kāˈ [key], 1719–65, British army officer in the French and Indian Wars. A French Swiss, he came to America in 1756 and distinguished himself as…Weiss, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Weiss, PeterWeiss, Peterpāˈtər vīs [key], 1916–82, German-Swedish dramatist, novelist, film director, and painter. Weiss's early novels Abschied von den Eltern (1961; tr. Leavetaking,…Trending
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