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Baryshnikov, Mikhail

(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…

saga, in Old Norse Literature

(Encyclopedia) saga, in Old Norse literature, especially Icelandic and Norwegian, narrative in prose or verse, centering on a legendary or historical figure or family. Sagas may be divided into sagas…

John Lourie BEVERIDGE, Congress, IL (1824-1910)

BEVERIDGE, John Lourie, a Representative from Illinois; born in Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y., July 6, 1824; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to De Kalb, Ill., in 1842…

Frank OLIVER, Congress, NY (1883-1968)

OLIVER, Frank, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 2, 1883; attended the public schools and the Morris High School, Borough of the Bronx; was graduated from Fordham…

John McLEAN, Congress, OH (1785-1861)

McLEAN, John, (brother of William McLean), a Representative from Ohio; born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785; moved with his parents to Morgantown, Va., in 1789, to Nicholasville, Ky.,…

McLEAN, John, Congress, OH (1785-1861)

McLEAN, John, (brother of William McLean), a Representative from Ohio; born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785; moved with his parents to Morgantown, Va., in 1789, to Nicholasville, Ky., in…

Hamilton FISH, Jr., Congress, NY (1926-1996)

FISH, Hamilton, Jr., (son of Hamilton Fish [1888-1991], grandson of Hamilton Fish [1849-1936] and Alfred Clark Chapin, great-grandson of Hamilton Fish [1808-1893], and a descendant of Lewis…

Doves Press

(Encyclopedia) Doves PressDoves Pressdŭvs [key], one of the leaders in the revival of the art and craft of making books that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th cent. It was founded at…