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Boulanger, Nadia

(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, NadiaBoulanger, Nadianädyäˈ [key]Boulanger, Nadia b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1887–1979, French conductor and musician, b. Paris. Boulanger was considered an outstanding…

Tombstone

(Encyclopedia) Tombstone, city (1990 pop. 1,220), Cochise co., SE Ariz.; inc. 1881. With its pleasant climate and legendary past, Tombstone is a well-known tourist attraction. The city became a…

Vergil, Polydore

(Encyclopedia) Vergil or Virgil, Polydore, 1470?-1555?, historian and humanist, b. Urbino, Italy. He studied at Bologna and Padua, served as secretary to the duke of Urbino, was chamberlain to Pope…

Earp, Wyatt Berry Stapp

(Encyclopedia) Earp, Wyatt Berry StappEarp, Wyatt Berry Stappûrp [key], 1848–1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in…

Virgil Munday CHAPMAN, Congress, KY (1895-1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1951 Party: Democrat CHAPMAN Virgil Munday , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Middleton, Simpson County, Ky., on March 15, 1895; attended the…

Myron Virgil GEORGE, Congress, KS (1900-1972)

GEORGE Myron Virgil , a Representative from Kansas; born in Erie, Neosho County, Kans., January 6, 1900; attended the grade schools and graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont, Kans…

Virgil H. GOODE, Jr., Congress, VA (1946)

GOODE Virgil H., Jr. , a Representative from Virginia; born in the City of Richmond, Va., October 17, 1946; graduated from Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, Va., 1965; B.A., University of…

Virgil Delphini PARRIS, Congress, ME (1807-1874)

PARRIS Virgil Delphini , a Representative from Maine; born in Buckfield, Maine, February 18, 1807; attended the common schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine, and Colby College, Waterville, Maine…

Bowles, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Bowles, Paul, 1910–99, American writer and composer, b. New York City. He studied in Paris with Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland and composed (1930s–40s) a number of modernist operas,…