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(y ´hän fr ´dr kh o´v rb k) (KEY) , 1789–1869, German religious painter. Expelled from the Vienna Academy because of his opposition to its class...
( rt) (KEY) , 1900–1992, Dutch astronomer. He confirmed (1927) Bertil Lindblad’s theory of the Milky Way galaxy’s rotation. In the 1950s he and ...
1941–, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Newark, N.J. A polished and intelligent folk-rock lyricist and performer, he first gained fame...
1858–1936, American naval officer, b. Port Hope, Upper Canada (now Ontario), of American parents. After serving with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets...
(s ´n ) (KEY) , triangular peninsula, c.23,000 sq mi (59,570 sq km), NE Egypt. It is c.230 mi (370 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide and extends nort...
(s ´l s´ t ´l k s) (KEY) , A.D. 25–A.D. 101, Latin poet. An orator and state functionary, Silius was made consul in A.D. 68 and proconsul in As...