(Encyclopedia) Andrée, Salomon AugustAndrée, Salomon Augustsäˈl&oomacr;môn ouˈgəst ändrāˈ [key], 1854–97, Swedish polar explorer, grad. Royal Inst. of Technology, Stockholm. An aeronautical…
(Encyclopedia) Flaminius, CaiusFlaminius, Caiuskāˈəs fləmĭnˈēəs, kīˈəs [key], d. 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general. In his tribuneship (232) he sponsored an agrarian law for the benefit of the…
(Encyclopedia) Driesch, Hans Adolf EduardDriesch, Hans Adolf Eduardhäns äˈdôlf āˈd&oomacr;ärt drēsh [key], 1867–1941, German philosopher, b. Bad Kreuznach, grad. (zoology) Univ. of Jena, 1889.…
Keir Starmer became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2024, leading the Labour Party as it ended a 14-year run of Conservative Party rule. Keir Starmer grew up in the southern England town of…
(Encyclopedia) Losey, JosephLosey, Josephlōˈzē [key], 1909–84, American film director, b. La Crosse, Wis. Among his Hollywood works, many of which dealt with social issues, are The Boy With Green…
(Encyclopedia) Rykiel, Sonia, 1930–2016, French fashion designer, b. Neuilly-sur-Seine as Sonia Flis. Rykiel focused on ready-to-wear clothing rather than haute couture, and was especially noted for…
(Encyclopedia) Giono, JeanGiono, JeanzhäN jônōˈ [key], 1895–1970, French novelist, b. Provence. His semiautobiographical novel, Jean le bleu (1932, tr. Blue Boy, 1946) concerns his childhood. His…
(Encyclopedia) Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of, fraternal and charitable society founded (1868) in New York City. Through the Elks National Foundation, located in Chicago, the group carries…
clothing entrepreneurBorn: 1937Birthplace: Hangchow, China Mow's family came to the United States when he was a boy. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 and earned a Ph.D.…
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