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Maris, Roger Eugene
(Encyclopedia)Maris, Roger Eugene mărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining (1960) the New York Yankees...Passarowitz, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Passarowitz, Treaty of päsäˈrōvĭts [key], 1718, peace treaty signed at Požarevac (Ger. Passarowitz), E Serbia. It was concluded between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) on the one side and Austria an...Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de
(Encyclopedia)Vendôme, Louis Joseph, duc de dük də väNdōmˈ [key], 1654–1712, marshal of France; grandson of César de Vendôme and son of Laura Mancini. He fought in the War of the Grand Alliance. In the W...Cavaignac, Louis Eugène
(Encyclopedia)Cavaignac, Louis Eugène lwē özhĕnˈ kävānyäkˈ [key], 1802–57, French general. He participated in the French conquest of Algeria and was promoted to general in 1844. After the outbreak of the...Smith, Ian Douglas
(Encyclopedia)Smith, Ian Douglas, 1919–2007, Rhodesian political leader. A cattle farmer who was the son of a Scottish immigrant, he served in the Southern Rhodesia legislative assembly from 1948 until 1953, when...Smith, Donald Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Smith, Donald Alexander: see Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron. ...Smith, David
(Encyclopedia)Smith, David, 1906–65, American sculptor, b. Decatur, Ind. He arrived in New York City in 1926 and studied painting at the Art Students League. In the 1930s he began experimenting with sculpture and...Smith, Edmund Kirby
(Encyclopedia)Smith, Edmund Kirby, or Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1824–93, American soldier, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. St. Augustine, Fla. A West Point graduate, he was cited for gallantry in the Mexican W...Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith: see Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of. ...Wilbur, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Wilbur, Richard, 1921–2017, American poet and translator, b. New York City, B.A. Amherst, 1942, M.A. Harvard, 1947. A virtuoso craftsman who wrote with grace and precision in traditional verse forms...Browse by Subject
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