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Cleves, duchy of
(Encyclopedia) Cleves, duchy of, former state, W Germany, on both sides of the lower Rhine, bordering on the Netherlands. Cleves was the capital. A county from late Carolingian times, it acquired (…Bessarion
(Encyclopedia) BessarionBessarionbĕsârˈēən [key], 1395?–1472, Byzantine humanist, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a leading figure at the Council of Ferrara-Florence, which he attended…Smirke, Sir Robert
(Encyclopedia) Smirke, Sir Robert, 1781–1867, English architect, one of the most noted exponents of the classic revival. His best-known design is the main facade of the British Museum (1823–47).…Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Samuel Langhorne: see Twain, Mark.Van Doren, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Charles: see under Van Doren, Mark.Glen Roy
(Encyclopedia) Glen Roy, valley, Highland, W Scotland, E of Loch Lochy. The Parallel Roads, three terraces on each side of the valley at corresponding heights, are believed to mark receding levels of…Mark O'Brien Biography
Mark O'BrienAge: 49 author and poet. O'Brien, the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary Breathing Lessons, wrote by typing with a stick in his mouth. He lived in a 650-lb. iron…Mark Belanger 1998 Deaths
Mark BelangerAge: 54 eight-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles and key figure in the baseball players' union after his playing career ended in 1982; nicknamed “Blade…Mark McGwire, 1998 News
35, first-baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, beat out Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa in a heated race to break Roger Maris's season home-run record (61). Though the good-natured Sosa also topped…Mark D. Weiser Biography
Mark D. WeiserAge: 46 computer pioneer and chief technology officer for Xerox Corp.'s famous Palo Alto Research Center.Died: Palo Alto, Calif., April 27, 1999Herman WedemeyerS - ZSenor Wences…Trending
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