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Louis, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Louis, Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow)Louis, Joel&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], 1914–81, American boxer, b. Lafayette, Ala. His father, a sharecropper, died when Louis was four years old, and in…

secession, in art

(Encyclopedia) secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or…

Bradshaw, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Bradshaw, Henry, 1831–86, English librarian and antiquarian at Cambridge. He discovered, organized, and made known the university's treasures of manuscripts and incunabula, especially…

Figure Skating

MenPairsWomenIce Dancing All four events consist of a short program (two minutes and 40 seconds) and a free skate, sometimes called the “long program” (max. 4:40 for men and 4:10 for women).…

Stephanie HERSETH SANDLIN, Congress, SD (1970)

HERSETH SANDLIN, Stephanie, (wife of Max Sandlin), a Representative from South Dakota; born near Houghton, S.Dak., December 3, 1970; graduated from Groton High School, Groton, S.Dak.; B.A.,…

Kendrew, John Cowdery

(Encyclopedia) Kendrew, John Cowdery, 1917–97, British biochemist, grad. Cambridge (Ph.D. 1949). He was a fellow of Peterhouse College at Cambridge from 1947 to 1975 and was scientific adviser to the…

Schildkraut, Rudolph

(Encyclopedia) Schildkraut, RudolphSchildkraut, Rudolphshĭltˈkrout [key], 1862–1930, Austrian actor. He was a member of Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater, Berlin. In 1911 he came to the United States…

Warburg, Otto Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Warburg, Otto HeinrichWarburg, Otto Heinrichŏtˈō hīnˈrĭkh värˈb&oobreve;rkh [key], 1883–1970, German physiologist. He was director (1931–53) of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (now…

Stefan, Josef

(Encyclopedia) Stefan, JosefStefan, Josefyōˈzĕf shtĕfˈän [key], 1835–93, Austrian physicist. At the Univ. of Vienna he became a professor of physics and later director of the Physical Institute. From…

Sandrart, Joachim Von

(Encyclopedia) Sandrart, Joachim VonSandrart, Joachim Vonyōäˈkhĭm fən zäntˈrärt [key], 1606–88, German painter. An academic painter fond of chiaroscuro effects, Sandrart is best remembered for his…