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Ponge, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Ponge, FrancisPonge, FrancisfräNsēsˈ pôNzh [key], 1899–1988, French essayist and poet. A controversial figure, he was opposed to emotional and symbolic poetic methods. His method was…

Braque, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Braque, GeorgesBraque, Georgeszhôrzh bräk [key], 1882–1963, French painter. He joined the artists involved in developing fauvism in 1905, and at l'Estaque c.1909 he was profoundly…

Francis, Kay

(Katherine Edwina Gibbs) actressBirthplace: Oklahoma CityBorn: 1903Died: 1968

Arlene Francis

Name at birth: Arlene Francis KazanjianOnce called "the first lady of television" by Newsweek magazine, Arlene Francis is best remembered as a longtime panelist on the highbrow game show What's My…

Francis Narin

A pioneer in the field of scientometrics, Francis Narin founded CHI Research (now called The Patent Board) and set out to quantify the worth of scientific research. Narin studied chemistry at…

Francis Arinze

Cardinal Francis Arinze is an African who for a time was considered to be a possible successor to Pope John Paul II. Born to a family of Nigeria's Ibo tribe, Francis Arinze became a Christian at the…