(Encyclopedia) Paris, Paulin (Alexis Paulin Paris)Paris, PaulinpôlăNˈ pärēsˈ [key], 1800–1881, French scholar. He was noted for his research in medieval French literature and for initiating the…
(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, Judah, c.1460–c.1523, Jewish philosopher, physician, and poet, son of Isaac Abravanel, b. Lisbon; he is also known as Leone Ebreo. He fled (1483) from Portugal…
The following table lists the rank, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling musical artists of 2012. Results are based on total album sales. table.tableizer-…
GRIGSBY, George Barnes, a Delegate from the Territory of Alaska; born in Sioux Falls, Dak. (now South Dakota), December 2, 1874; attended the public schools, State University, Vermillion, S.…
(Encyclopedia) Leinsdorf, ErichLeinsdorf, Erichĕrˈĭkh līzˈdôrf, līntsˈ– [key], 1912–93, American conductor, b. Vienna. Leinsdorf studied at the Vienna state academy of music and in 1934 began his…
The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2011. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family:…
The following table lists the rank, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling musical artists of 2013. Results are based on total album sales. table.tableizer-…
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…
