(Encyclopedia) Cézanne, PaulCézanne, Paulpōl sāzänˈ [key], 1839–1906, French painter, b. Aix-en-Provence. Cézanne was the leading figure in the revolution toward abstraction in modern painting.…
(Encyclopedia) International, any of a succession of international socialist and Communist organizations of the 19th and 20th cent.
After World War I, the Second International was revived (1919) by…
(Encyclopedia) sociology, scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities—economic, social, political,…
Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…
(Encyclopedia) iconographyiconographyīˌkŏnŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either…
(Encyclopedia) culture, in anthropology, the integrated system of socially acquired values, beliefs, and rules of conduct which delimit the range of accepted behaviors in any given society. Cultural…
(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, French, the body of literature of the French-speaking population of Canada.
Except for the narratives of French explorers (such as Samuel de Champlain and Pierre…
Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Selected Worldwide Religious Sites…
