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Struve

(Encyclopedia) StruveStruveshtr&oomacr;ˈvə [key], family of astronomers. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, 1793–1864, was born in Germany but later lived in Russia. While director (1817–39) of…

Nightingale, Florence

(Encyclopedia) Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910, English nurse, the founder of modern nursing, b. Florence, Italy. Her life was dedicated to the care of the sick and war wounded and to the promotion…

Chaplin, Charlie

(Encyclopedia) Chaplin, Charlie (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin), 1889–1977, English film actor, director, producer, writer, and composer, b. London. Chaplin began on the music-hall stage and then…

Vancouver, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. It is the largest…

Ray Kroc

Ray Kroc is the American entrepreneur who turned McDonald's hamburger stands into an international success and the world's largest chain of restaurants. Ray Kroc's rags-to-riches story started in…

Edwin Traisman Biography

food scientistDied: June 5, 2007 (Madison, Wisconsin) Best Known as: creator of Kraft Cheez Wiz and McDonald's French fries Food scientist whose research…

Raymond A. Kroc Biography

Raymond A. Kroc restaurateur Born: 10/5/1902 Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Having dabbled in everything from…

Breakfast Foods

(Source: Center for Science in the Public Interest.) Within each category, foods are ranked from least to most saturated fat, then total fat, then sodium (or total sugars for cereals, muffins…