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Ostade, Adriaen van

(Encyclopedia)Ostade, Adriaen van äˈdrēän vän ôˈstädə [key], 1610–85, Dutch genre painter, b. Haarlem. Trained in the studio of Frans Hals, he was strongly influenced by his fellow student Adriaen Brouwe...

Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis

(Encyclopedia)Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis gēyəmăNˈ [key], 1924–, French-American physiologist, b. Dijon, France. Educated in France, he fought for the resistance during World War II. He taught primarily at...

Van Halen, Eddie

(Encyclopedia)Van Halen, Eddie (Edward Lodewijk Van Halen), 1955–2020, American rock musician and song writer, b. Amsterdam, Netherlands; his family moved to California when he was young. He and brother Alex form...

Van Buren, Martin

(Encyclopedia)Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840, but he was ...

Leyden, Lucas van

(Encyclopedia)Leyden, Lucas van: see Lucas van Leyden. ...

Laar, Pieter van

(Encyclopedia)Laar, Pieter van: see Laer, Pieter van. ...

Koninksloo, Gillis van

(Encyclopedia)Koninksloo, Gillis van: see Coninxloo, Gillis van. ...

Ruysdael, Jacob van

(Encyclopedia)Ruysdael, Jacob van: see Ruisdael, Jacob van. ...

Schoreel, Jan van

(Encyclopedia)Schoreel, Jan van: see Scorel, Jan van. ...

Cleve, Joos van

(Encyclopedia)Cleve, Joos van: see Cleef, Joos van. ...