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(äl´fr t r ´t l) (KEY) , 1816–59, German historical painter and draftsman. He gained a reputation in Frankfurt, where he painted Daniel in the Li...
(j vän´n v rj ´ny skyäpär l´l ) (KEY) , 1835–1910, Italian astronomer. He was director (1862–1900) of the Brera Observatory, Milan. He is ...
(s ´m n) (KEY) , in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels he is called the Canaanite or Cananaean or Zelotes, synonymous term...
(s n) (KEY) , moon god of Semitic origin, worshiped in ancient Middle Eastern religions. One of the principal deities in the Babylonian and Assyrian p...
1878–1931, British portrait and genre painter, b. Ireland. He is best known for his scenes of Irish daily life, his paintings and sketches of life a...
(âr´härt) (KEY) , 1897–1937, American aviator, b. Atchison, Kans. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first ...