(Encyclopedia) Récamier, JulietteRécamier, Juliettezhülyĕtˈ rākämyāˈ [key], 1777–1849, celebrated French beauty and social figure, née Jeanne Françoise Julie Adelaïde Bernard. At 15 she married…
(Encyclopedia) Bartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, FraBartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, Frafrä bärtōlōmĕˈō dē päˈgōlō dĕl fätˌtōrēˈnō [key], 1475–1517, Italian painter, also called Baccio della…
(Encyclopedia) von Euler, Ulf, 1905–83, Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist, Ph.D. Karolinska Institute, 1930. He was a professor at the Karolinska Institute from 1930 to 1971. Von Euler won the…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of June 2009. General Motors Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 14 Plants (…
René Lacoste, "Le Crocodile" Tennis legend and fashion baron by Borgna Brunner Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996) was famous for his considerable achievements in two very different arenas. Not…
(Encyclopedia) Nordhoff, CharlesNordhoff, Charlesnôrdˈhŏf [key], 1830–1901, American journalist and author, b. Westphalia. In 1835 he emigrated with his family to Cincinnati. His service (1844–47) in…
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840–1924, American art collector, b. New York City. She lived in Boston following her marriage to the financier Jack Gardner. After the Civil War her home…
(Encyclopedia) John of Leiden, c.1509–1536, Dutch Anabaptist leader. His original name was Beuckelszoon, Beuckelzoon, Bockelszoon, Bockelson, Beukels, or Buckholdt. John of Leiden was attracted to…
(Encyclopedia) Stephen Harding, Saint, c.1060–1134, English monastic reformer. He entered the abbey at Sherborne in his youth; later (c.1077) he went to the Molesme abbey (near Châtillon-sur-Seine)…
(Encyclopedia) Stoddart, James Fraser, 1942–, British chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1966. He began his career at Sheffield Univ., England, in 1970, then moved to Birmingham Univ., England, in…
