Biography Category
(m k´ ) (KEY) , 1831–1902, American financier, b. Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1840. In 1859 he joined the rush to Nevada...
1934–, American dancer, b. New York City. Mitchell studied in New York City and appeared on Broadway and with various companies at home and abroad. ...
(ändr ´äs z ´g sm nt märk´gräf´´) (KEY) , 1709–82, German chemist, a pioneer in analytical chemistry. He proved that alumina, magnesia, and...
(m n´sh s) (KEY) , Mandarin Meng-tzu, 371?–288? B.C., Chinese Confucian philosopher. The principal source for Mencius’ life is his own writings. ...
1855–1937, American financier, industrialist, and public official, b. Pittsburgh. He studied at the Western Univ. of Pennsylvania (now the Univ. of ...
1956–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Seattle, Wash. After training in Balkan folk dance, flamenco, and ballet, he went on to dance for Eliot...