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Ozick, Cynthia
(Encyclopedia) Ozick, Cynthia, 1928–, American writer, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ. (B.A., 1949), Ohio State Univ. (M.A., 1950). Her fiction, written with high intelligence, elegant…Bengal, Bay of
(Encyclopedia) Bengal, Bay of, arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and India, on the N by Bangladesh, and on the E by…Brennan, William Joseph, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…N. Scott Momaday
(Encyclopedia) N. Scott Momaday (Navarre Scott Momaday), 1934–2024, American writer whose works are reflective of his Kiowa culture, b. Lawton, Okla.,…Ives, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ives, CharlesIves, Charlesīvz [key], 1874–1954, American composer and organist, b. Danbury, Conn., grad. Yale, 1898; pupil of Dudley Buck and Horatio Parker. He was an organist (1893–…Davies, Robertson
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Robertson (William Robertson Davies)Davies, Robertsondāˈvĭs [key], 1913–95, Canadian writer and editor. After receiving a B.Litt. from Oxford (1938), he joined the Old Vic…Earhart, Amelia
(Encyclopedia) Earhart, AmeliaEarhart, Ameliaârˈhärt [key], 1897–1937, American aviator, b. Atchison, Kans. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to…Drabble, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Drabble, Margaret, 1939–, English novelist, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire; sister of A. S. Byatt. Drabble's rigorous and unsentimentally realistic vision of an England split between…Buber, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Buber, Martin Buber, Martin b&oomacr;ˈbĕr [key], 1878–1965, Jewish philosopher, b. Vienna. Educated…Bridger, James
(Encyclopedia) Bridger, James, 1804–81, American fur trader, one of the most celebrated of the mountain men, b. Virginia. He was working as a blacksmith in St. Louis when he joined the Missouri River…Trending
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