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Bernard of Cluny

(Encyclopedia) Bernard of ClunyBernard of Clunykl&oomacr;ˈnē [key] or Bernard of MorlaixBernard of Morlaixmôrlāˈ [key], fl. 1150, French Cluniac monk, of English parentage. He wrote De contemptu…

Palissy, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Palissy, BernardPalissy, Bernardbĕrnärˈ pälēsēˈ [key], c.1510–c.1589, French potter. For 16 years he worked in vain to imitate white-glazed pottery (probably Chinese), even burning his…

Malamud, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Malamud, BernardMalamud, Bernardmălˈəməd [key], 1914–86, American author, b. New York City, grad. College of the City of New York (B.A., 1936), Columbia (M.A., 1942). His works…

Bailyn, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Bailyn, BernardBailyn, Bernardbāˈlĭn [key], 1922–2020, U.S. historian, b. Hartford, Conn. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard (1953), he taught U.S. colonial history there, becoming…

Bernard BLAIR, Congress, NY (1801-1880)

BLAIR, Bernard, a Representative from New York; born in Williamstown, Mass., May 24, 1801; attended the public schools and pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Williams College,…

Bernard Francis GRABOWSKI, Congress, CT (1923)

GRABOWSKI, Bernard Francis, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., June 11, 1923; attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School; graduated from Bristol High School, Bristol,…

Reich, Robert Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Reich, Robert BernardReich, Robert Bernardrīsh, rīk [key], 1946–, American political economist and government official, b. Scranton, Pa. He attended Dartmouth, Oxford (where he and…

Kouchner, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Kouchner, BernardKouchner, Bernardbârnärˈ k&oomacr;shnârˈ [key], 1939–, French physician, diplomat, and politician. A gastroenterologist by training, he earned his medical degree…