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1996 Olympics: Shooting

Men 50m Free Pistol: 1. Boris Kokorev, RUS (666.40 pts); 2. Igor Basinski, BLR (662.00); 3. Roberto DiDonna, ITA (661.80). 50m Free Rifle/3 Positions: 1. Jean Pierre Amat, FRA (1273.90 pts); 2.…

norm

(Encyclopedia) norm, authoritative rule or standard by which something is judged and on that basis approved or disapproved. Examples of norms include standards of right and wrong, beauty and ugliness…

Maurois, André

(Encyclopedia) Maurois, AndréMaurois, AndréäNdrāˈ mōrwäˈ [key], 1885–1967, French biographer, novelist, and essayist. His name was originally Émile Herzog. His first work, The Silence of Colonel…

Vidocq, Eugène François

(Encyclopedia) Vidocq, Eugène FrançoisVidocq, Eugène Françoisûzhĕnˈ fräNswäˈ vēdôkˈ [key], 1775–1857, French detective. After a career of crime for which he had been imprisoned, he joined the Paris…

Jooss, Kurt

(Encyclopedia) Jooss, KurtJooss, Kurtk&oobreve;rt yōs [key], 1901–79, German dancer, producer, and choreographer. Jooss was a student of Rudolf von Laban and was influenced by Émile Jacques-…

2010 Olympics: Biathlon

A demanding combination of exertion and precision by Gerry Brown and Christine Frantz Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…

Muni, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Muni, PaulMuni, Paulmy&oomacr;ˈnē [key], 1895–1967, American actor, b. Austria, whose original name was Muni Weisenfreund. His parents brought him to the United States in 1902 and…

Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von

(Encyclopedia) Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonSchelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm yōˈzĕf fən shĕˈlĭng [key], 1775–1854, German philosopher. After theological study at…

Tulsa

(Encyclopedia) Tulsa Tulsa tŭlˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 413,066), seat of Tulsa co., NE Okla., on the…