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(sk ´v ) (KEY) , city (1992 pop. 19,711), Viborg co., N Denmark, on the Limfjord at the mouth of the Skive River. It is a commercial center and a tou...
( rnst v r´n r f n z ´m ns) (KEY) , 1816–92, German electrical engineer and inventor. He was a founder and director of Siemens and Halske, a firm ...
1903–91, American photographer, b. New York City. A member of the Photo League in the 1930s, he began as a documentary photographer, creating such s...
(klous slü´t r) (KEY) , d. 1406, Flemish sculptor, probably of Dutch extraction, active in Burgundy. Under Philip the Bold of Burgundy he had charge...
(sl t´k n) (KEY) , 1944–, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Raised in a musical family, he studied violin, viola, piano, and composition. He was ...
(b ´d rzh kh sm ´tänä) (KEY) , 1824–84, Czech composer, creator of a national style in Czech music. He studied in Pilsen and in Prague, where in...