Added On....... 05-Aug-2008 POST Date of post | Most Viewed | Most Rated | Posted by | Biography    1 2 Next > Last >> Onkelos ( ng´k l s) (KEY) , 2d cent. A.D., translator of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic, his work later being given the title Targum Onkelos (see Targum). A proselyte, he gained the respect of the leading Hebr... Plücker, Julius (y ´ly s plü´k r) (KEY) , 1801–68, German mathematician and physicist. He became professor of mathematics (1836) and of physics (1847) at the Univ. of Bonn. He is known for his work in analytical geom... Tavernier, Jean Baptiste (zhäN bät st´ täv rny ´) (KEY) , 1605–89, French traveler in Asia. He undertook six voyages, which took him as far as the East Indies and Java, and he acquired a fortune in the trade of precious stone... Markova, Dame Alicia (märk ´vä) (KEY) , 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe in 1924 and, in 1931, the Vic-Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet), b... Roerich, Nicholas Konstantin (n ´k lous k nst nty n´ rör´ kh) (KEY) , 1874–1947, Russian artist, scene designer, and archaeologist. He was connected with the Moscow Art Theatre and the Diaghilev ballet. His stage sets for Stravin... Tombaugh, Clyde W. (t m´bô) (KEY) , 1906–97, American astronomer, b. Streator, Ill. Although lacking formal training or a college degree, he was hired in 1929 as an assistant by the Lowell Observatory to continue the se... Montgolfier, Joseph Michel (zhôz f´ m sh l´ môNgôlfy ´) (KEY) , 1740–1810, and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier (zhäk ty n´) (KEY) , 1745–99, French inventors, brothers. Together they invented the first practical balloon. On June 5... Simpson Desert c.50,000 sq mi (130,000 sq km), barren region of central Australia, predominantly in the southeastern portion of the Northern Territory, extending S into Queensland and E into South Australia. Long, p... Ritchey, George Willis 1864–1945, American astronomer, b. Meigs co., Ohio, studied at the Univ. of Cincinnati (1883–84, 1886–87). He was superintendent of instrument construction (1899–1904) at Yerkes Observatory and then (... Lombardo (l mbär´d ) (KEY) , Italian family of sculptors and architects. Emigrants from Lombardy c.1470, they were leaders in the architectural Renaissance in Venice. Pietro Lombardo, c.1435–1515, architect of... Actium ( k´t m, –sh –) (KEY) , promontory, NW Acarnania, Greece, at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. There are vestiges of several temples and an ancient town. At Actium was fought the naval battle (31 B.C.... Root, John Wellborn 1850–91, American architect, b. Lumpkin, Ga. He worked in New York City with James Renwick and became a partner of D. H. Burnham in Chicago. The firm created the modern type of highly organized archit... Chassériau, Théodore (t dôr´ shäs r ´) (KEY) , 1819–56, French painter, b. Santo Domingo. He entered Ingres’s studio at the age of 12; five years later he gained immediate recognition with the exhibition of his Cain, Cu... Bandinelli, Bartolomeo (bärtöl m ´ bänd n l´l ) (KEY) or Baccio (bät´ch ) (KEY) , 1493?–1560, Florentine sculptor and painter; son of a goldsmith. He attempted to emulate Michelangelo, and derived from him a strong intere... Arp, Jean 1887–1966, French sculptor and painter. Arp was connected with the Blaue Reiter in Munich, various avant-garde groups in Paris, including the surrealists, and the Dadaists in Zürich. He consistently c...    1 2 Next > Last >>