(Encyclopedia) Duncan, city (2020 pop. 22,692), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry,…
(Encyclopedia) Garborg, ArneGarborg, Arneärˈnə gärˈb&oobreve;rg [key], 1851–1924, Norwegian writer of the naturalistic school. He founded the weekly Fedraheim (1877), in which he urged reforms in…
(Encyclopedia) Jacobsen, ArneJacobsen, Arneärˈnə yäˈkŏpsən [key], 1902–71, Danish architect and designer. Attentive to detail, Jacobsen suited his buildings to the surrounding landscape. He chiefly…
(Encyclopedia) Tiselius, ArneTiselius, Arneärˈnə tēsāˈlyəs [key], 1902–71, Swedish biochemist. He received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new methods of separating and detecting…
actressBorn: 2/20/1946Birthplace: Henderson, Texas Actress whose chirpy voice and sunny disposition made her a hit on Broadway in the 1960s and then on TV, with the series Funny Face (1971–72).…
Born: Apr. 25, 1976Basketball This 7-foot shot-blocker and shot-maker is a 2-time NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003); 2-time NBA MVP (2002-03); 1997 College Player of the Year at Wake Forest; #1 overall…
printer, editorBorn: 1917Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa A skilled hand printer of literary works, he is well known for printing Robert Lowell's first book of poetry, The Land of Unlikeness, in 1944.…
(Encyclopedia) Duncan, IsadoraDuncan, Isadoraĭzˌədôrˈə dŭngˈkən [key], 1878–1927, American dancer, b. San Francisco. She had little success in the United States when she first created dances based on…
(Encyclopedia) Duncan, Robert, 1919–88, American poet, b. Oakland, Calif. He was a leading poet of the San Francisco renaissance during the late 1940s. His lyric style contains private allusions,…
(Encyclopedia) Grant, Duncan (Duncan James Corrowr Grant), 1885–1978, Scottish painter, b. Rothiermurchus, Inverness. He studied at London's Westminster School of Art (1902–4) and Slade School (1907–…
