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Dias, Antônio Gonçalves
(Encyclopedia)Dias, Antônio Gonçalves əntôˈnyo͝o go͝onsälˈvəs dēˈəs [key], 1823–64, Brazilian poet and dramatist. A leading writer of the romantic school, he is noted for his strong nativist feeling ...Moro, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)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 van Scorel. In 1547 he was a free master at Antwerp ...Muratori, Ludovico Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Muratori, Ludovico Antonio lo͞odōvēˈkō äntôˈnyō mo͞orätôˈrē [key], 1672–1750, Italian historian, a Roman Catholic priest. One of the foremost scholars of his age, he was long archivist...Zucchi, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Zucchi, Antonio äntôˈnyō so͞okˈkē [key], 1726–95, Venetian painter. Robert and James Adam made Zucchi's acquaintance in Venice, traveled with him in Italy, and persuaded him (c.1766) to come ...Grazzini, Antonio Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Grazzini, Antonio Francesco äntôˈnyō fränchāˈskō grät-tsēˈnē [key], 1503–84, Italian author, one of the founders of the Accademia della Crusca (1550). He was an apothecary by trade. As a...Gramsci, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Gramsci, Antonio antônˈyô grämˈshē [key], 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theoretician. Originally a member of the Socialist party and a cofounder (1919) of the left-wing paper L'Ordin...Guzmán Blanco, Antonio
(Encyclopedia)Guzmán Blanco, Antonio äntōˈnyō go͞osmänˈ blänˈkō [key], 1829–99, president of Venezuela, a caudillo who dominated the nation from 1870 to 1888. Son of the founder of the Liberal party, G...Goliad
(Encyclopedia)Goliad gōˈlēăd [key], city (2020 pop. 1,620), seat of Goliad co., S Tex., on the San Anto...Texas, University of
(Encyclopedia)Texas, University of, main campus at Austin; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1881, opened 1883. Medical facilities include health science centers with medical schools at Houston and San Anto...Ulloa, Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Ulloa, Antonio de äntôˈnyō ᵺā o͞olyōˈä [key], 1716–95, Spanish scientist and naval officer. As a young man he went to Peru with a scientific expedition, remaining in the country from 1736...Browse by Subject
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