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Vieira, João Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Vieira, João BernardoVieira, João BernardozhwouN bârnärˈdō vēâˈrə [key], 1939–2009, Guinean political leader, president of Guinea-Bissau (1994–99, 2005–9), b. Bissau. He joined the…Vieira, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Vieira, AntonioVieira, Antonioəntôˈny&oobreve; vyāˈērə [key], 1608–97, Portuguese Jesuit orator and missionary. Born in Lisbon, he grew up in Brazil. He was sent by the Jesuits to…Meredith, Edwin Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Meredith, Edwin Thomas, 1876–1928, American publisher and U.S. secretary of agriculture (1920–21), b. Avoca, Iowa. After 1896 he owned and edited the Farmers' Tribune, founded (1902)…Meredith, George
(Encyclopedia) Meredith, George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet. One of the great English novelists, Meredith wrote complex, often comic yet highly cerebral works that contain striking…Meredith, Owen
(Encyclopedia) Meredith, Owen: see Bulwer-Lytton, Edward Robert.Willson, Meredith
composerBirthplace: Mason City, IowaBorn: 1902Died: 1984Baxter, Meredith
actressBirthplace: Los AngelesBorn: 6/21/47Brewer's: Meredith
(Owen). The pseudonym of Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, author of Chronicles and Characters, in verse (1834). He became Lord Lytton (1873-1891). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith(Oliver Burgess Meredith)actor, directorBorn: 11/16/1907Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio During the 1930s Meredith acted in many Broadway plays before moving into film. He played notable…Canadian
(Encyclopedia) CanadianCanadiankənāˈdēən [key], river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. In the…