(Encyclopedia) Inge, William RalphInge, William Ralphĭng [key], 1860–1954, Anglican prelate and author. He was fellow of King's College, Cambridge (1886–88), fellow and tutor of Hertford College,…
(Encyclopedia) Hamm, MiaHamm, Miamēˈə [key] (Mariel Margaret Hamm), 1972–, U.S. soccer player, b. Selma, Ala. The best all-around women's soccer player of her generation, she was perhaps most…
(Encyclopedia) Le Gallienne, EvaLe Gallienne, Evaləgălˈyən [key], 1899–1991, American actress, producer, director, and translator, b. London; daughter of poet Richard Le Gallienne. She made her debut…
(Encyclopedia) Caldwell, ErskineCaldwell, Erskinekôldˈwəl [key], 1903–87, American author, b. White Oak, Ga. His realistic and earthy novels of the rural South include Tobacco Road (1933), God's…
(Encyclopedia) Brough, Louise (Louise Brough Clapp)Brough, Louisebrŭf [key], 1923–2014, American tennis player, b. Oklahoma City. A champion in the 1940s and 50s, renowned for her powerful serve-and-…
(Encyclopedia) Runcie, Robert Alexander KennedyRuncie, Robert Alexander Kennedyrŭnˈsē [key], 1921–2000, archbishop of Canterbury (1980–91). Bishop of St. Albans from 1970 to 1980, he was enthroned as…
(Encyclopedia) Orley, Bernard vanOrley, Bernard vanbĕrˈnärt vän ôrˈlī [key], or Barend van OrleyBarend van Orleybäˈrənt [key], c.1491–1542, Flemish painter. In 1515 he was settled in Brussels, where…
(Encyclopedia) Hosack, DavidHosack, Davidhŏsˈək [key], 1769–1835, American physician, surgeon, and author; for a time he was Samuel Bard's partner (see under Bard, John). He was an authority on the…