(Encyclopedia) Simms, William Gilmore, 1806–70, American novelist, b. Charleston, S.C. He wrote prolifically, both prose and poetry, but it is for his historical romances about his own state that he…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919Party: RepublicanGOFF, Nathan, (father of Guy Despard Goff and grandfather of Louise Goff Reece), a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in…
Cast a Critical EyeWriting WellCast a Critical EyeAn Embarrassment of RichesOn the Right Track Four guys went on a cross-country road trip. They were from Idaho, Iowa, New York, and Florida. Two…
Engineering must welcome women or risk becoming marginalized as other fields seek out and make a place for them. by Sheila E. Widnall Sheila Widnall is the former Secretary of the…
Born: Oct. 4, 1884Kansas native who gained fame as New York journalist, sports columnist and short-story writer best known for 1932 story collection, “Guys and Dolls.”Died: Dec. 10, 1946
(Encyclopedia) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, chartered and incorporated (1870) after a decision by the Boston Athenæum, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pool their collections…
(Encyclopedia) Calixtus II,&sp;Callixtus II, or Callistus II, d. 1124, pope (1119–24), named Guy of Burgundy, successor of Gelasius II. The son of count William I of Burgundy, he was archbishop…
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Anthony Frederick, 1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at…
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