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Bouguereau, Adolphe William

(Encyclopedia) Bouguereau, Adolphe WilliamBouguereau, Adolphe Williamädôlfˈ, b&oomacr;grōˈ [key], 1825–1905, French academic painter. He won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and became extremely popular…

Nassau, former duchy, Germany

(Encyclopedia) NassauNassaunäˈsou [key], former duchy, W central Germany, situated N and E of the Main and Rhine rivers. It is now mostly included in the state of Hesse, and partly in the state of…

Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of, 1633–95, English statesman. A protégé of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was made Viscount Halifax (1668) and sat (1672–76) in the privy council…

1973–1974 Emmy Awards

Alan Alda, M*A*S*HArchive PhotosActor of the Year, SeriesAlan Alda, M*A*S*HActress of the Year, SeriesMary Tyler Moore, The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSupporting Actor of the YearMichael Moriarty,…

National Poetry Month

  Featured Biography Marianne Moore American poet Notable Poets » Akhmatova - Byron Catullus - Dunbar Eliot - Hughes Jarrell - Millay Neruda - Rumi…

The Celtic Twilight: War

by W. B. Yeats A Remonstrance with Scotsmen f...The Queen and the FoolWar When there was a rumour of war with France a while ago, I met a poor Sligo woman, a soldier's widow, that I know…

WILLIAMS, William, Congress, IN (1821-1896)

WILLIAMS William , a Representative from Indiana; born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 11, 1821; attended the common schools and received a very limited education; studied law; was…

Rockefeller, William

(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller, William, 1841–1922, American financier, b. Tioga co., N.Y.; brother of John D. Rockefeller. He joined (1865) his brother in the oil-refining business. William was a…

Rankine, William John Macquorn

(Encyclopedia) Rankine, William John MacquornRankine, William John Macquornrăngˈkĭn [key], 1820–72, Scottish engineer and physicist. Serving as a professor of engineering at the Univ. of Glasgow from…

Grocyn, William

(Encyclopedia) Grocyn, WilliamGrocyn, Williamgrōˈsĭn [key], 1446?–1519, English humanist. An associate of John Colet and Thomas Linacre, he reputedly introduced the teaching of Greek at Oxford.