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Russell, Morgan
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Morgan, 1886–1953, American painter, b. New York City. Russell, together with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, founded synchromism in Paris in 1913. Structuring his paintings on interlocking plane...Russell, Lord William
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Lord William, 1639–83, English statesman; younger son of the 1st duke of Bedford. He entered Parliament in 1660. Contempt for the dissolute court and fear of Roman Catholicism and of France...Russell, Charles Marion
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Charles Marion, 1864–1926, American painter, b. Oak Hill, Mo. He was one of the two greatest and most popular painters of the American West (the other was Frederic Remington). A stalwart in...Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess, pseud. Elizabeth, 1866–1941, English novelist, b. Sydney, Australia; cousin of Katherine Mansfield. In 1890 she married Count Henning von Arnim a...Mason, Daniel Gregory
(Encyclopedia)Mason, Daniel Gregory: see under Mason, Lowell. ...Jack Russell terrier
(Encyclopedia)Jack Russell terrier, breed of dog developed in the 19th cent. by an English clergyman, the Rev. John (Parson Jack) Russell, 1795–1883, for hunting. The Jack Russell resembles the fox terrier and, l...Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3d Earl
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3d Earl, 1872–1970, British philosopher, mathematician, and social reformer, b. Trelleck, Wales. As with his philosophical stance, Russell's positions on ...Bedford, Francis Russell, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 2d earl of: see Russell, family. ...Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford
(Encyclopedia)Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford
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