(Encyclopedia) Krasner, LeeKrasner, Leekrăsˈnər, krăzˈ– [key], 1911–84, American artist, b. Brooklyn. She studied with Hans Hofmann and became a leading figure in abstract expressionism along with…
(Encyclopedia) Rostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, CountRostopchin, Feodor Vasilyevich, Countfyôˈdər vəsēˈlyəvĭch, rəstəpchēnˈ [key], 1763–1826, Russian general and statesman. He rose rapidly under Czar…
(Encyclopedia) Sampras, PeteSampras, Petesămˈprəs [key], 1971–, American tennis player, b. Washington, D.C. Learning the game in the Los Angeles area, he rose to world tennis supremacy after becoming…
(Encyclopedia) Rajagopalachari, ChakravartiRajagopalachari, Chakravartichəkrəvärˈtē räˌjəgōpäˈləchäˌrē [key], 1878–1972, Indian political leader. He was educated in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) and…
(Encyclopedia) Mariátegui, José CarlosMariátegui, José Carloshōsāˈ kärˈlōs märēäˈtāgē [key], 1895–1930, Peruvian writer and political leader. Of a poor family, he was a tubercular from childhood but…
(Encyclopedia) Thorez, MauriceThorez, Mauricemōrēsˈ tôrĕzˈ [key], 1900–1964, French Communist leader. The son of a coal miner, Thorez himself worked in the mines. He early joined the Socialist party…
(Encyclopedia) Timoshenko, Semyon KonstantinovichTimoshenko, Semyon Konstantinovichsĭmyônˈ kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch tyēməshĕnˈkə [key], 1895–1970, Soviet marshal. He served in the civil war of 1918–20 as a…
(Encyclopedia) VernetVernetvĕrnāˈ [key], French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714–89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in…
(Encyclopedia) ChouansChouanssh&oomacr;ˈənz, Fr. shwäN [key] [Norman Fr.,=owls], peasants of W France who rose against the French Revolutionary government in 1793. One of their first leaders was…
