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(h s ´p r b ´rä, h s ´, j z p´p ) (KEY) , c.1590–1652, Spanish baroque painter. He studied in Valencia and Rome but at an early age settled in...
(s t n´dr pr sän´ô s n´hä) (KEY) , 1864–1928, Indian statesman. A successful lawyer, he was the first Indian to hold several important admini...
(yä´k p d l´lä kw r´chä) (KEY) , c.1374–1438, Italian sculptor. His work shows the transition from medieval to Renaissance art. He is especia...
(y hän´ s h v ´l s) (KEY) , 1611–87, Polish astronomer, b. Danzig. From a finely equipped observatory in his house at Danzig, assisted by his wi...
(p l´´ gn ´t s) (KEY) , fl. c.460 B.C.–447 B.C., Greek painter, b. Thasos. He later became an Athenian citizen. He painted the Capture of Troy an...
1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the ma...