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Martin, William McChesney, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Martin, William McChesney, Jr., 1906–98, U.S. banker, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1951–70), b. St. Louis. After an early career as a stockbroker,…

Heade, Martin Johnson

(Encyclopedia) Heade, Martin JohnsonHeade, Martin Johnsonhĕd [key], 1819–1904, American painter, b. Lumberville, Pa. He studied briefly with Edward Hicks and in Europe, and later traveled in Central…

Rodríguez, Martín

(Encyclopedia) Rodríguez, MartínRodríguez, Martínrôᵺrēˈgās [key], 1771–1844, Argentine general, governor of Buenos Aires prov. (1820–24). With Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, he organized a force to expel…

Marprelate controversy

(Encyclopedia) Marprelate controversyMarprelate controversymärˈprĕlˌĭt [key], a 16th-century English religious argument. Martin Marprelate was the pseudonym under which appeared several Puritan…

Waldseemüller, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Waldseemüller, MartinWaldseemüller, Martinmärˈtĭn vältˌzāmülˈər [key], Gr. Ilacomilus, 1470?–1522?, German cosmographer. A member of a society of humanists known as the Gymnasium…

Porres, Saint Martin de

(Encyclopedia) Porres, Saint Martin dePorres, Saint Martin demärtēnˈ dā pôrˈrās [key], 1579–1639, Peruvian Dominican lay brother, b. Lima. He was the son of a Spanish soldier and a black freedwoman…

Martin, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Mary, 1913–90, American musical comedy star, b. Weatherford, Tex. From Martin's first stage appearance in Leave It to Me (1938), she starred in several enormously successful…

Martin Agronsky Biography

Martin AgronskyAge: 84 long-time news media figure. He began his career in newspaper journalism, transitioned to radio, and finally landed on TV, where he was a political correspondent and…

Richard Martin, Biography

Richard Martin, 52: curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who fused pop culture with art history and examined fashion with an intellectual eye.Died: New York…