(Encyclopedia) Temple, the, district of the City of London, England. The name refers to two of the four Inns of Court, the Middle Temple and the Inner Temple. The Temple was originally the English…
(Encyclopedia) Schnittke, Alfred, 1924–98, Russian composer. He studied music in Vienna (1946–48) and at the Moscow Conservatory (1953–58), where he later (1962–72) taught instrumentation. Thereafter…
(Encyclopedia) Goltzius, Hendrik or HendrickGoltzius, Hendrik or Hendrickhĕnˈdrĭk gôltˈsēüs [key], 1558–1617, Dutch line engraver and painter; son of a stained-glass painter. He is said to have…
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Miles, 1926–91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker's bop quintet…
(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891–1978, American painter, b. Seneca Falls, N.Y. He studied in New York City with William Merritt Chase, and spent most of his life on Cape Cod. Working…
(Encyclopedia) Puente, Tito (Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr.)Puente, Titotēˈtō pwĕnˈtā [key], 1923–2000, American musician, b. New York City. One of the premier composers and players of Latin music, he…
(Encyclopedia) Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, summer dance concert series held annually near Lee, Mass., in the Berkshires. The site, originally an 18th-century farm, was purchased by the American…
BRINKLEY, Jack Thomas, a Representative from Georgia; born in Faceville, Decatur County, Ga., December 22, 1930; attended the public schools of Faceville, Ga.; graduated from Young Harris…
RATHBONE, Henry Riggs, (grandson of Ira Harris), a Representative from Illinois; born in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1870; was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1887, from…
FIELDS, Jack Milton, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Humble, Harris County, Tex., February 3, 1952; graduated from Humble High School, Humble, Tex., 1970; B.A., Baylor University,…
