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Dias, Antônio Gonçalves
(Encyclopedia) Dias, Antônio GonçalvesDias, Antônio Gonçalvesəntôˈny&oobreve; g&oobreve;nsälˈvəs dēˈəs [key], 1823–64, Brazilian poet and dramatist. A leading writer of the romantic school,…Quito
(Encyclopedia) QuitoQuitokēˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,100,847), N central Ecuador, capital of Ecuador and of Pichincha prov. After Guayaquil it is Ecuador's largest city. The setting of Quito is…Correggio
(Encyclopedia) CorreggioCorreggiokərĕjˈō [key], c.1494–1534, Italian painter, whose real name was Antonio Allegri, called Correggio for his birthplace. He learned the rudiments of art from his uncle…Moro, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Moro, AntonioMoro, Antonioäntōˈnyō [key]Moro, Antonio môˈrō [key], c.1519–c.1575, Flemish portrait painter, known as Antonis Mor or Moor and as Sir Anthony More. He studied with Jan…Pablo Antonio Cuadra 2002 Deaths
Pablo Antonio CuadraAge: 89 Nicaraguan poet who was an acolyte of Rubén Darío and a student of French classic poets Verlaine and Rimbaud. Once a conservative and a follower of Somoza, Cuadra…Muratori, Ludovico Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Muratori, Ludovico AntonioMuratori, Ludovico Antoniol&oomacr;dōvēˈkō äntôˈnyō m&oomacr;rätôˈrē [key], 1672–1750, Italian historian, a Roman Catholic priest. One of the foremost…Zucchi, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Zucchi, AntonioZucchi, Antonioäntôˈnyō s&oomacr;kˈkē [key], 1726–95, Venetian painter. Robert and James Adam made Zucchi's acquaintance in Venice, traveled with him in Italy, and…San
(Encyclopedia) SanSansăn [key], people of SW Africa (mainly Botswana, Namibia, Angola, and South Africa), consisting of several groups and numbering about 100,000 in all. They are generally short in…Grazzini, Antonio Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Grazzini, Antonio FrancescoGrazzini, Antonio Francescoäntôˈnyō fränchāˈskō grät-tsēˈnē [key], 1503–84, Italian author, one of the founders of the Accademia della Crusca (1550). He was…Gramsci, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Gramsci, AntonioGramsci, Antonioantônˈyô grämˈshē [key], 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theoretician. Originally a member of the Socialist party and a cofounder (1919) of the…Trending
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