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Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Pestalozzi, Johann HeinrichPestalozzi, Johann Heinrichyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh pĕsˌtälôtˈsē [key], 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer, b. Zürich. His theories laid the foundation of modern…

Mickey Rooney

actorBorn: 9/23/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Academy Award-winning film, television and stage actor who gained fame as a child actor and continued acting throughout his adult life. His films…

Benjamin Franklin Fairless

(Benjamin Franklin Williams)industrialistBorn: 1890Birthplace: Pigeon Run, Ohio When adopted as a child he took the name of his adoptive family. He trained in civil engineering then began working…

Falco

(Johann Hoelzel)singer, musicianBorn: 2/19/1957Birthplace: Vienna, Austria A classically trained child prodigy and an internationally successful pop artist, he is best known for his chart-topping…

Boxes for Katje

Distributor: Spoken Arts In post-World War II Europe, a young Dutch girl receives care packages from an…

Punctuation: The Comma: A Major Player

The Comma: A Major PlayerPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe…

Christopher Lloyd

actorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut Emmy Award-winning television and film actor known for his roles as eccentric, spaced-out characters. He played former flower child “Reverend…

Henry Timken

inventorBorn: 1831Birthplace: Bremen, Germany Emigrating to America as a child with his family, he left the family's Missouri farm to enter the wagon-making business. He opened his own company in…

Lisa Marie Presley

daughter of The KingBorn: 2/1/1968Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee The only child of Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was born a celebrity and is the sole heir to his estate, estimated to be $100 million.…