Biography Category
(yäk ´b s h ndr ´k s vänt hôf) (KEY) , 1852–1911, Dutch physical chemist. He taught at the universities of Amsterdam (1878–96) and Berlin (fr...
(v l´wä) (KEY) , 1898–2001, English ballet director, b. County Wicklow, Ireland. She was originally named Edris Stannus. After attaining distincti...
(s västyän´ v thkä ´n ) (KEY) , c.1550–c.1628, Spanish explorer and merchant. After an unsuccessful attempt to plant a colony in Lower Californ...
1757–98, English navigator and explorer. He sailed on Capt. James Cook’s second and third voyages. After 1780 he served under Admiral George Rodne...
(äm r ´g v sp t´ch ) (KEY) , 1454–1512, Italian navigator in whose honor America was named, b. Florence. He entered the commercial service of th...
(v t-t r ´n dä f l´tr ) (KEY) , 1378–1446, Italian humanist and teacher, b. Feltre. His real name was Vittorino Ramboldini. He studied at Padua ...