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Alemán, Mateo

(Encyclopedia) Alemán, MateoAlemán, Mateomätāˈō älāmänˈ [key], 1547–1614?, Spanish novelist, b. Seville. Alemán studied medicine and practiced accounting. He led a turbulent life, was sent to jail…

Altoaguirre, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Altoaguirre, ManuelAltoaguirre, Manuelmänwĕlˈ ältōägēˈrā [key], 1904–59, Spanish poet, b. Málaga. With his contemporary Emilio Prados he founded the literary journal Litoral. His…

Pontefract

(Encyclopedia) PontefractPontefractpŏnˈtĭfrăkt, pŭmˈfrĭt [key], town (1991 pop. 28,621), Wakefield metropolitan district, N England. It is an industrial city; furniture, iron products, and textiles…

Zhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevich

(Encyclopedia) Zhukovsky, Vasily AndreyevichZhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevichvəsēˈlyē əndrāˈəvĭch zh&oomacr;kôfˈskē [key], 1783–1852, Russian poet and translator. Zhukovsky wrote fine lyrics and odes…

Cary, William Sterling

(Encyclopedia) Cary, William Sterling, 1927-2021, American religious leader, b. Plainfield, N.J., Morehouse College (B.A., 1949), Union…

Process of Selecting a Pope

Learn how a new pope is selected upon the death or retirement of a sitting pontiff Benedict XVI Related Links Biography of…

Dolores Del Rio

(Lolita Dolores Martinez Asunsolo Lopez Negrette)actressBorn: 8/3/1905Birthplace: Durango, Mexico Screen actress who appeared in over 40 U.S.- and Mexican-produced films from the '20s through the '…

Emmett W. Chappelle

biochemistBorn: 10/25/1925Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. Emmett W. Chappelle earned a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1950, and from 1950 to 1953 he served as an instructor of…

Madison, Dolley

(Encyclopedia) Madison, Dolley, 1768–1849, wife of President James Madison, b. Guilford co., N.C. Born Dolley Payne of Quaker parents, she was brought up in simplicity and was married (1790) to a…

Darcy, Thomas Darcy, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Darcy, Thomas Darcy, BaronDarcy, Thomas Darcy, Barondärˈsē [key], 1467–1537, English nobleman. He served in a number of military expeditions for Henry VII and for the young Henry VIII…