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Seaver, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Seaver, Tom (George Thomas Seaver), 1944–2020, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster, b. Fresno, Calif. During his career (1967–86), he won a total of 311 games for the New York…Baldinucci, Abate Filippo
(Encyclopedia) Baldinucci, Abate FilippoBaldinucci, Abate Filippoäbäˈtā fēlĭpˈpō bäldēn&oomacr;tˈchē [key], 1624–96, Italian art historian and philologist. Baldinucci was a pioneer in research…Rore, Cipriano de
(Encyclopedia) Rore, Cipriano deRore, Cipriano desēprēäˈnō dā rōˈrə [key], c.1516–65, Flemish composer. Much of his mature life was spent in Italy, where his some 120 madrigals, for four and five…Nestor, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) NestorNestornĕsˈtər [key], in Greek mythology, wise king of Pylos; son of Neleus and father of Antilochus. In the Iliad, Nestor went with the Greeks to the Trojan War, and although he…Ockeghem, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Ockeghem, JohannesOckeghem, Johannesyōhänˈəs ŏkˈəgĕm [key], c.1410–1497, Flemish composer. Ockeghem is thought to have been a pupil of Gilles Binchois and was definitely taught by…Riksdag
(Encyclopedia) RiksdagRiksdagrēksˈdäg, rēksˈtä [key], national parliament of Sweden, formed in 1866. Originally a two-chamber legislature, it became a single chamber body in 1971. Representation in…fraternity and sorority
(Encyclopedia) fraternity and sorority, in American colleges, a student society formed for social purposes, into which members are initiated by invitation and occasionally by a period of trial known…handball, court
(Encyclopedia) handball, court, indoor or outdoor game played by striking a ball against a wall or walls with the palm of the hand. Play may be for singles or doubles (four players) on a court with…inchworm
(Encyclopedia) inchworm, name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America. Also called measuring worms,…Margaret I
(Encyclopedia) Margaret I, 1353–1412, queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, daughter of Waldemar IV of Denmark. She was married (1363) to King Haakon VI of Norway, son of Magnus VII of Norway and…Trending
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