(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Jimmie (James Charles Rodgers), 1897–1933, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter often called “the father of country music…
(Encyclopedia) Godden, Rumer (Margaret Rumer Godden)Godden, Rumergŏdˈən [key], 1907–98, English novelist. Godden was highly praised for the subtlety of her characterization (particularly of children…
(Encyclopedia) demesnedemesnedĭmānˈ [key], land under feudalism kept by the lord for his own use and occupation as distinguished from that granted to tenants. Initially the demesne lands were worked…
(Encyclopedia) flextime, system of assigning hours for work that permits employees to choose, within specified limits, the hours that they will be at their place of employment. In many companies,…
(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, IsaacAbravanel or Abarbanel, Isaacəbräˈvənĕl, –bärbə– [key], 1437–1508, Jewish theologian, biblical commentator, and financier, b. Lisbon. He served as…
(Encyclopedia) harvest customs, practices associated with the celebration of the gathering of agricultural crops. The gathering of the harvest—the climax of the year's labors wherever the soil is…
(Encyclopedia) Bronzino, IlBronzino, Ilēl brōntsēˈnō [key], 1503–72, Florentine painter, an important mannerist (see mannerism), whose real name was Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano. Bronzino was a pupil…
(Encyclopedia) Callaghan, Morley (Morley Edward Callaghan)Callaghan, Morleykălˈəhănˌ [key], 1903–90, Canadian novelist. During the 1920s he spent time in Paris, where he became friends with Ernest…
(Encyclopedia) relativity, physical theory, introduced by Albert Einstein, that discards the concept of absolute motion and instead treats only relative motion between two systems or frames of…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Samuel, 1743–1811, American naval officer, b. Maryland. The brother of James Nicholson, he served in the Continental navy during the American Revolution, making many…
