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Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend is the guitarist and driving force behind The Who, one of the most successful of the 1960s' British rock groups. Pete Townshend grew up in a London suburb and began playing music as a…Klaproth, Martin Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Klaproth, Martin HeinrichKlaproth, Martin Heinrichmärˈtēn hīnˈrĭkh kläpˈrōt [key], 1743–1817, German chemist. He is often referred to as the father of analytic chemistry. He recognized…Pete Townshend Biography
Pete Townshendmusician; composerBorn: 5/19/1945Birthplace: London, England Townshend is one of the founding members of the rock group The Who. Their main songwriter, he is also the composer…Martin, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Martin, FrankMartin, FrankfräNk märtăNˈ [key], 1890–1974, Swiss composer, b. Geneva. He studied mathematics and physics at the Univ. of Geneva and studied composition and music with…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…Martin, Saint, c.316–397, bishop of Tours
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Saint, c.316–397, bishop of Tours. Born a heathen in Pannonia (in modern Hungary), the son of a soldier, he became a convert and refused to fight Christians. He went (c.360) to…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,…Navarrete, Martín Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Navarrete, Martín Fernández deNavarrete, Martín Fernández demärtēnˈ fārnänˈdĕth dā [key]Navarrete, Martín Fernández de nävärāˈtā [key], 1765–1844, Spanish historian and hydrographer.…Timbuktu (Book)
Author:Paul AusterPublisher:Faber & Faber Formerly a hack with vision, Paul Auster continues to mature as a writer while his narrative gimmicks remain as innovative as ever. As a result,…Marprelate controversy
(Encyclopedia) Marprelate controversyMarprelate controversymärˈprĕlˌĭt [key], a 16th-century English religious argument. Martin Marprelate was the pseudonym under which appeared several Puritan…Trending
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