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Ben Ezra

(Encyclopedia) Ben Ezra: see Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meir.

Jodie Foster

(Alicia Christian Foster)actress, director, producerBorn: 11/19/1962Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning actress, director and producer whose career in show business began when she…

Ben-hail

(Encyclopedia) Ben-hailBen-hailbēn-hāˈĭl [key], in the Bible, one of Jehoshaphat's princes.

Ben-ammi

(Encyclopedia) Ben-ammiBen-ammibĕn-ămˈī [key], in the Bible, son of Lot by his younger daughter; eponym of the Ammonites.

Wallace, David Foster

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, David Foster, 1962–2008, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1985), Univ. of Arizona (M.F.A., 1987). He published his comic first novel, The Broom…

Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…

Peabody, George Foster

(Encyclopedia) Peabody, George FosterPeabody, George Fosterpēˈbädē [key], 1852–1938, American banker and philanthropist, b. Columbus, Ga. Successful early in life as a banker and organizer of…

Foster, Stephen Collins

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826–64, American songwriter and composer, b. Lawrenceville, Pa. His pioneer family was aware of his talent for music, but not understanding it they provided…

Foster, Hannah Webster

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759–1840, American novelist, b. Boston. She was one of the earliest American novelists and her epistolary novel, The Coquette (1797), was one of the first of…

Hogan, Ben

(Encyclopedia) Hogan, BenHogan, Benhōˈgən [key], 1912–97, American golfer, b. Dublin, Tex. A former caddie, Hogan began his professional playing career in 1937. One of the game's great money winners…