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(Encyclopedia) Memminger, Christopher GustavusMemminger, Christopher Gustavusmĕmˈĭnjər [key], 1803–88, American politician, Confederate secretary of the treasury, b. Württemberg, Germany. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Arlen, Michael, 1895–1956, English novelist, b. Bulgaria as Dikran Kuyumjian. The son of Armenian parents, he was brought to England as a child. In 1922 he became a British subject and…
(Encyclopedia) Thornton, Matthew, 1714–1803, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. Taken to America as a child, he studied medicine and…
(Encyclopedia) Consumers' League, National, organization designed to promote better conditions among workers by encouraging the purchase of articles made and sold under improved working conditions.…
(Encyclopedia) family leave, social policy permitting workers to take a specified amount of time off from the job to attend to pressing family needs. The U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)…
(Encyclopedia) Greco, JoséGreco, Joséhōsāˈ grĕkˈō [key], 1918–2001, Spanish-American dancer and choreographer, b. Italy. Greco emigrated to the United States as a child. He first appeared as a…
(Encyclopedia) Hernández, JoséHernández, Joséhōsāˈ ārnänˈdĕs [key], 1834–86, Argentine poet, journalist, and soldier. Hernández lived in the pampas as a child. He was the author of the national…
(Encyclopedia) Guido of SienaGuido of Sienasēĕnˈə [key], fl. 13th cent., Italian painter. All that is known of him is an inscription on a large and almost completely repainted Virgin and Child…
(Encyclopedia) JoselitoJoselitohōsālēˈtō [key], 1895–1920, Spanish matador, b. Seville as José Gómez. A prodigy, he appeared first as a torero in 1908 and later toured Spain as one of a child-…
