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c.1719–1806, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania in his y...
(m där´d rôs´s ) (KEY) , 1858–1928, Italian sculptor. A painter until 1883, he turned to sculpture and worked periodically in Paris but lived m...
(s s´ f s) (KEY) , in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even De...
(s s´ r ) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 Canaanite captain, defeated by Deborah and Barak and murdered by Jael. 2 Family in the return to Palestine....
common name for a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae, closely allied to the grayling of the family Salmonidae (salmon family). Most species a...
1860–1942, English painter. After a brief career on the stage Sickert was apprenticed to Whistler and later worked with Degas. His preferred subject...